Five years ago this morning, August 29, 2010, Hurricane Katrina hit just east of New Orleans.
Five years later, we still don’t feel like we’re really part of the United States. We don’t seem to fit into the rest of the country. We feel taken for granted and then forgotten. Then we get remembered and [...]

Posted on August 29th, 2010 by Sherri
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This article is part of a series about south Louisiana wetlands loss and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The first article is located here:

BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster

Today is day 74 of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill disaster.

Barataria Preserve grasses, Jean LaFitte National Park, Louisiana
Have you ever seen a [...]

Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Sherri
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