Is it true that Louisiana is losing a football field of land per hour? What’s are their dimensions.
“A football field is being lost every hour in Louisiana.” It’s almost become a cliche to say that. It’s been said about the state’s disappearing shoreline in every news item, government report, and barroom debate. It’s evocative, straightforward, and a little frightening. Is this, yet, correct? Yes, says Brady Couvillion, a wetland geographer with the…