Experts: Louisiana Lost 1,900 Square Miles Of Land Over 50 years

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Several nonprofit groups are shining the light on the problem of coastal erosion in Louisiana.

The Louisiana coast is the first line of defense against storms, but according to experts, it's rapidly breaking down.

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Making our case

by The Times-Picaune editorial staff
Monday August 04, 2008, 3:43 AM

The Women of the Storm asked the Democratic National Committee to consider lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their aftermath in drawing up the party's platform, and that's a message that needs to be heard in this ... READ MORE >>>

’08 hopefuls try new tack post-Katrina

By Bob Cusack
TheHill.com

ST. PAUL - John McCain and Barack Obama are offering any help they can on Hurricane Gustav, but neither visited the Gulf Coast until well after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in 2005.

On the six-month anniversary of Katrina striking the Gulf Coast, 39 senators said ... READ MORE >>>

The pride of New Orleans

The Boston Globe

By Jarvis DeBerry
August 28, 2008
NEW ORLEANS

ROME WASN'T built in three years.

And had it been left to the likes of President Bush, former Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco, and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Rome would not have been built at all.

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