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The Origin and Future
ofLouisianas Crisis of Vulnerability
John Lopez, Ph. D.
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Building Resiliency Workshop V
March 13, 2014
SaveOurLake.org
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49 miles X49 miles
From 1932 to 2006, 2,400 square miles of land lost to the sea
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Task Force Hope
Louisianas Crisis of Vulnerability
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Interagency Evaluation Performance Task Force, March 2006
Hurricane Katrina surge, Note: 5-foot reduction across 14 miles = 1/2.8 miles
Attached Peak Surge
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Detached Peak Surge
Multiple Lines of Defense and Hydrologic Habitat Restoration
Without surge
With surge
Source: Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation & Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 2008)
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Detached Peak Surge
Multiple Lines of Defense and Hydrologic Habitat Restoration
With attached peak surge
With detached peak surge
Source: Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation & Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 2008)
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Coastal Louisiana can survive without:
Shrimp Creole
Boiled CrabsThanksgiving oyster dressing
Mardi Gras
Crawfish
Pirogues
Jambalaya
birdingJazz
Cajun waltz
Bayous
French Quarter
Duck hunting
KayakingKing cake
Blues
Jazz Fest
River boats
Tabasco
Beignets
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Coastal Louisiana cannot survive without:
Coastal restoration
As the late Sen. Hainkel once said
Without Coastal restoration nothing else matters