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Louisiana loses land faster than a football field every 34 minutes, threatening Indigenous communities and cultural heritage.
Louisiana’s coastline is vanishing at a rate of one football field every 34 minutes due to levees, saltwater intrusion, subsidence, and climate change, with the state losing 2,000 square miles since the 1930s.
Indigenous communities like the Pointe-au-Chien Tribe are fighting to protect ancestral lands using oyster shell reefs made from restaurant waste, a project since 2014 that has protected 1.5 miles of shoreline and reduced erosion by 50% in some areas.
Despite these efforts, limited shell supplies, high costs, and lack of federal funding hinder progress, and without broader action, Louisiana could lose up to 3,000 square miles in the next 50 years, threatening cultural heritage and displacing more communities.
Louisiana pierde tierra más rápido que un campo de fútbol cada 34 minutos, amenazando a las comunidades indígenas y al patrimonio cultural.