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University of Louisiana at Lafayette studies solar farming despite pushback to renewable energy

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Just over a mile northwest of the Cajundome is a 5-acre plot of land flanked by neighborhoods of

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Construction begins on West Shore Lake Pontchartrain hurricane protection

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — State and federal officials joined with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to break ground on construction of

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Biden administration allocates $1B to prepare for hurricane, wildfire season
By Laura Olson Contributing Writer Forecasters predicting 13-20 named storms this hurricane season (lailluminator.com) — President Joe Biden is doubling the amount of federal funding to help states prepare for natural disasters like ...
Louisiana receives coastal restoration grants
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Over $5 million will go to the St. Bernard Parish government to “protect the remaining ridge through strategic armoring and reforestation” by “installing shoreline protection.” ...
St. James Parish residents petition council to revoke land use permit
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Residents in St. James Parish are asking council officials to revoke a land use permit for a planned 14-plant chemical complex, asserting that newly discovered information proves ...
Climate summit predicts floods across the globe
(TriceEdneyWire.com/GIN) — All eyes were on a powerful storm as it sent water cascading into swollen rivers and killing 25 people in Nigeria.
Voluntary relocation, construction limits among the options to deal with rising water along La. coast
By Della Hasselle The Lens After meeting with about 4,000 residents over the course of a year, state leaders are working on a report that could reimagine how communities in southeastern Louisiana ...
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The Saxophone Summit – A celebration of the Tenor
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer “The power of three tenors sort of sounds like a train coming down the tracks,” says saxophonist Derek Douget, who will be joined to make such a ...
La. faces unexpected shortfall in major source of funding for coastal protection
By Della Hasselle The Lens An unexpected shortfall in Louisiana’s share of offshore oil and gas royalties could force the state to delay or cancel coastal restoration projects scheduled to start as ...
River diversions to rebuild the coast may not be as water-hungry as we thought
By Bob Marshall The Lens

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