print email comment close Gone With the Water URL: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/ Description: Feature article from October 2004 about how the "Louisiana bayou, hardest working marsh in America, is in big trouble -- with dire consequences for residents, the nearby city of New Orleans, and seafood lovers everywhere." Discusses potential damage from hurricanes and how Louisiana is "losing its protective fringe of marshes and barrier islands faster than any place in the U.S." Includes links to related sites and a short bibliography. From the National Geographic Society. Author: Bourne, Joel K. Publisher: National Geographic Society Extra Keywords wetlands Hurricane Katrina katrinaenvironment Library of Congress Subject Headings: Coast changes Gulf Coast (U.S.) Subsidences (Earth movements) Wetlands -- Louisiana LII Database Information: Record 10109 created by Maria Brandt on 09/02/2005 Last modification on 08/13/2008 Last review by Tom McGibney on 10/10/2005 Published: 09/02/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10109