Grand Isle: The Ghost
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Grand Isle: The Ghost in the Water
Grand Isle and other Louisiana Gulf coast communities are worried about their future-- worried that a ghost still lurks out in the water. But there is a bigger, long-term problem that threatens their very existence.
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Elegy for the Wetlands
What has taken thousands of years to build has taken mere decades to destroy.
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Where’s the oil?
Not all of the oil that spilled into the Gulf is accounted for.
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Grand Isle Confronts Compensation Chief
Kenneth Feinberg faces angry Gulf coast residents in Grand Isle.
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Grand Isle: The Ghost in the Water
Venice: Out from the Oil
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Venice: The View from the Firehouse
They help residents rebound time and time again through hurricanes, oil spills and economic hardship.
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina
With sustained winds of 127 mph, Katrina was one of the strongest storms ever to lash the United States coast.
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Lafitte Confronts BP Compensation Chief
Angry Lafitte families and fishermen lined up to confront BP “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg.Angry Lafitte families and fishermen lined up to confront BP “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg.
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A Fort Reborn, Then Abandoned
Just north of the port town of Venice stands the remains of Fort Jackson.
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The Oil Spill and Wildlife
The oil spill could not have come at a worse time for sea turtles.
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La. Fishermen Say Seafood is Safe to Eat
Many seafood-related business workers blame the media for exaggerating the problem.
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Two Industries Maintain a Shaky Truce
As important as the fishing industry is to the Louisiana economy the oil industry is equally important.
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Dispersants: The Unanswered Questions
There has long been a saying that you should fight fire with fire, but what about oil?
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A School On The Edge Of The World
Boothville-Venice Elementary has survived more in the past five years than most schools face in decades.
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Venice: The View from the Firehouse
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Captain Dave
Posted on January 14, 2011 | No CommentsDave Cvitanovich is a big man. He ambles into the Crawgator Restaurant at the Venice Marina clutching a batch of well worn maps in his swollen hands. Forty-year-old geological surveys... -
The People
Posted on January 12, 2011 | No CommentsGrand Isle is a long spit of land literally at the end of the long Route 1 South….through barren marshes lined with Spanish moss, through bayous lined with barges and... -
Beyond the Blowout–Stony Brook in Louisiana
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsOn Monday, January 10, eight students from the Stony Brook University School of Journalism are departing for a week of intensive reporting in the Gulf region of Louisiana. From their...