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  • Coastal loss a ‘national security crisis’? Labeling it so might draw federal money

    on March 30, 2017

    Featured in nola.com By Tristan Baurick, Coastal environment reporter Pitching Louisiana’s disappearing coast as a national security crisis and linking it to military priorities could steer more federal money to…


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  • Aboard tall-mast ship, Dutch scientist’s pep talk lauds Louisiana coastal initiative

    on March 30, 2017

    Featured in nola.com Aboard a tall-masted sailing ship in the Mississippi River in New Orleans, The Water Institute of the Gulf celebrated its fifth…


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  • Residents discuss how to adapt to land loss

    on March 29, 2017

    Featured in the Daily Comet and Houma Today By Garrett Ohlmeyer Staff Writer Terrebonne Parish residents discussed with officials what they think are the most important factors…


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  • Local forums to focus on critical flood issues

    on March 28, 2017

    Featured in The Daily Comet Serving Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes By Garrett Ohlmeyer Staff Writer The first of two public discussions in Terrebonne and Lafourche is scheduled for Tuesday…


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  • St. John asked to weigh in on coastal erosion response

    on March 25, 2017

    Featured in L’observateur LAPLACE — Louisiana residents have heard a lot about coastal erosion and the warning that the state loses a football field of its coast per…


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  • LA SAFE announces initial planning sessions

    on March 22, 2017

    Featured in The Lafourche Gazette Citizens trusted to plan for changing coastlines Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptions for Future Environments (LA SAFE) is launching a planning process to develop a common…


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  • Our Views: Community plans for the coast

    on March 22, 2017

    Featured in The Advocate Advocate Editorial In talking about the devastating impact of coastal erosion and rising sea levels, many of us in Louisiana are so used to the…


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  • Disappearing Landscapes in Louisiana: When Google Maps Can’t Catch Up

    on March 20, 2017

    Featured in National Geographic By Victoria Herrmann of America’s Eroding Edges We’ve all been there when Google Maps goes horribly wrong. We’re on our way out to…


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  • For 26,000 Louisiana homes, businesses, levees won’t be enough

    on March 20, 2017

    Featured in nola.com By Sara Sneath, Environment Reporter Most of the $50 billion in Louisiana’s 50-year coastal master plan is earmarked for erecting levees, restoring disappearing marsh…


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  • LA SAFE Announces Initial Planning Session Dates

    on March 15, 2017

    Citizens are invited to help plan for the changing coastlines. LA SAFE is launching a planning process to develop a…


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Instagram post 2044617457445322312_4710420429 Today, the State of Louisiana released a set of seven climate adaptation strategies created for six coastal parishes. Created through a partnership between the Office of Community Development (OCD) and @foundationforla (FFL), each strategy presents an overview of the LA SAFE program and describes the parish-specific process used to develop community-driven plans. Each strategy also illustrates how various sectors—such as housing, transportation, stormwater management, economics and education—are part of an interconnected system to be considered as the state adapts to coastal and climate change as well as increasing flood risk across 10, 25, and 50-year timeframes. Read the press release, including links to all seven strategies, by following the link in our bio. _________ #Louisiana #LouisianaStrong #climate #coastal #sealevelrise #floodrisk #flood #stormwatermanagement #climatechange #coast #housing #transportation #economics #education #economy #philanthropy #partnership #community #communitydriven #LASAFE
Instagram post 1761994414577602209_4710420429 Throughout the past year, residents of Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Terrebonne parishes joined with the state’s Office of Community Development (OCD), in partnership with Foundation For Louisiana, parish officials, community-based partners, planners and policymakers to envision future outcomes based on 50-year modeling developed through the state’s Coastal Master Plan. “Foundation for Louisiana’s role as a lead partner in the LA SAFE project speaks directly to our mission to invest in the people and practices that work to reduce vulnerability and build stronger, more sustainable communities statewide,” said FFL President and CEO Flozell Daniels, Jr. “We were excited to bring expertise, financial resources, technical support and thought partnership to this work, but as much as anything, we wanted to ensure that the project included and respected the wisdom of local residents." #livelasafe #lasafe #louisiana #louisianastrong #coastaladaptation #coastalerosion #landloss #floodrisk #adaptation #community #jeffersonparish #lafourcheparish #plaqueminesparish #sjbparish #stttammanyparish #terrebonneparish #jeffparish #lafourche #plaquemines #sttammany #terrebonne #gulfcoast #sealevel @jeffparishgov @sttammany @plaqueminesgov @lafourche_government @terrebonnelibrary
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