Louisiana coastal erosion information center, here in one place you will find all the links available on Louisianas coastal erosion problem. You will find out why the is an erosion problem as well as what is being done to stop it. Find out the latest information on current and proposed projects to stop the erosion as well as about organizations and what they are doing both government and private.
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canals dug by oil companies have contributed to the problem. Louisiana government is currently creating crevasses in the lower Mississippi R. to help. crevasses are breaks in the levees (natural or manmade) to introduce water and silt into the marsh. Davis Pond is scheduled to start flow in 2001. Saltwater Intrusion is causing the marsh to disapper. Fish depend on the marsh. jump, Projects will have to fight sealevel rise. fish, davis, pond, spillway, crevasse, canals, disappear, outdoors, trout, specks, marsh, The Mississippi river will have to be the governments number 1 tool.