Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration News
January 2004, Number 24

Vanishing Louisiana
Land change study predicts loss of 500 more square miles by 2050

• Once Gone, Gone Forever
  Louisiana’s Continuing Crisis of Land Loss
• Plot Line: Land Converts to Water
  Mapping Out the Story
• The Case of the Vanishing Marsh
  The Report Team at Work
• Grounds for Hope Against a Rising Tide of Loss
• Breaux Act: Lifeline to a Drowning Coast
• WaterMarks Interview:
  Dr. James “Jimmy” B. Johnston
• Credits

For more information about Louisiana’s coastal wetlands and the efforts planned and under way to ensure their survival, check out these sites on the World Wide Web:

www.lacoast.gov	www.americaswetland.com
www.btnep.org	www.crcl.org

The report Historical and Predicted Coastal Land Changes: 1978 – 2050 can be found online at
www.nwrc.usgs.gov/special/landloss.htm

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