Louisiana’s Coast is Vanishing — Except for this New Delta Getting Worldwide Attention

By Mike Smith

The Advocate

The black willow trees and muddy ground rising above the water on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico can feel almost primordial — wild, untouched land as old as Louisiana itself.

It isn’t. Far from it, in fact. The swampy islands stretching out like misshapen cigars along Louisiana’s central coast are younger than many people alive today.

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