Iron Sharpens Iron
New film chronicles a Plaquemines Parish community’s struggles against racism, industrial encroachment, and extreme weather
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Iron Sharpens Iron
In Plaquemines Parish, oil and water threaten the survival of a historically Black community
After Ida
Exploring cultural preservation during climate change
Spring 2022
How to Tarp the Past
Hurricane Ida forces public historians to make difficult decisions
Spring 2022
Cultural Restoration
Homes and beaches can be rebuilt after Ida, but what about culture?
Winter 2021
“The Levee Is the Problem”
Historically deprived Black communities reel from Hurricane Ida
Fall 2021
Why Not Boogie with the Boogie Man?
Rougarou Fest saves the Cajun werewolf and other traditions
Summer 2021
Witness to Change
Summer reading for a shifting world
Spring 2021
Port Fourchon
A facility providing an example of coastal cooperation
Winter 2020
Jewels of Plaquemines Parish
Coastal challenges threaten Fort Jackson and the Orange Festival
Fall 2020
Decoy Dynasty
The unsung art of duck decoy carving
Summer 2020
Not Our First Rodeo
The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo is the longest-running fishing tournament in the United States
Spring 2020
Standing Their (Shrinking) Ground
The Isle de Jean Charles relocation project ignores realities for Native residents
Winter 2019
The End of the Great River
A photographer looks at the changing landscapes of the river’s final miles
Fall 2019
Building Coastal Literacy
Younger Louisianans get a scientific grounding in how water shapes our coast
WaterWays Film Series Trailer
Introduction to the WaterWays film series, a project of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, supported by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation
Born on the Bayou
Wendell Curole, General Manager of the South Lafourche Levee District, takes us on a journey through his parish, introducing us to his neighbors and the public works along the levee critical to preserving his home and culture.
Diversions
In Plaquemines Parish, the need to build sustainable land is dire.
Keepers of the Mound
Louisiana’s coast is dotted with hundreds of mounds built long ago by indigenous people and now threatened by coastal erosion.
Station 15
A tour of a New Orleans pumping station as seen through the eyes of Chasity, a teenage resident of the city.
Spring 2019
Treading Water
A local reflects on St. Bernard Parish’s generations-long struggle to stay afloat
Winter 2018
Ghosts of the Gulf
An unusual look at species impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Fall 2018
Fishing for Answers
Charter captains debate the impacts of the Master Plan and the future of Louisiana's coast.
Summer 2018
A New Beach for Louisiana
Caminada Headlands is the Coastal Master Plan’s largest completed restoration project
Spring 2018
Against the Flow
The lessons of the West Bay Sediment Diversion.
Winter 2017
The New Cartographers
Coastal communities in Plaquemines Parish plot the future with LA SAFE
Fall 2017
The Marsh Doctor
LDAF’s Blaise Pezold and an army of volunteers replant Louisiana’s fragile wetlands.
Summer 2017
Channeling the Master Plan
The science behind saving southwest Louisiana’s working coast.
Winter 2016
Living Laboratory
The staff at the National Audubon Society’s Paul J. Rainey Sanctuary in Vermilion Parish stand on the frontline of the battle for Louisiana’s coast.
