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SUSTAINABLE COASTAL COMMUNITIES

Historically, the major forms of economic development in Louisiana’s coastal region have involved exploiting renewable and nonrenewable resources. Such activities, by their very nature, tend to be either cyclical or transient.

The location of the state’s coastal communities near sea level, the unstable nature of their surrounding coastal wetlands, and their vulnerability to storms and hurricanes limit the range of economic activity that can be pursued in the region. Taking into account those stark realities, many of Louisiana’s coastal communities in their present form are and will be practically impossible to sustain.

With those facts in mind, many of Louisiana Sea Grant’s research efforts focus on balanced economic development with sustainability of coastal resources, strengthening local and state leaders’ knowledge and skills in order to undergrid the stability of coastal communities, and strengthening communities’ preparedness and response capabilities for coastal emergencies.


Waterfront Development: Delcambre, LouisianaDelcambre: Building a Sustainable Coastal Community

A prospering coastal village for generations, Delcambre’s shrimping industry and economy has struggled in recent years. Then, in September 2005, a 10-foot storm surge from Hurricane Rita swept through the community creating more hardships, and flooding all but two dozen of the town’s nearly 1,000 buildings.

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