Amid the Misery of Hurricane Ida, Coastal Restoration Offers Hope. But the Price Is High – James Bruggers, Bob Berwyn

September 5, 2021

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POINT-AUX-CHENES, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 31: Destruction is left in the wake of Hurricane Ida on August 31, 2021 near Point-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana. Ida made landfall August 29 as a Category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans, causing widespread power outages, flooding and massive damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Sinking, soggy south Louisiana has been losing ground, literally, for decades: The southern part of the state lost about 1,800 square miles from the 1930s through 2010.