Besides the sinking of the land, another thing is certain in the state of Louisiana: most people here are influenced in some way or another by the oil and gas industry. Last week Heidi andContinue reading
Category: Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana
Sarah Spiegler
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Nicholas School visits the Bayou
Scottee Cantrell and Nancy Kelly from the Nicholas School are down in the bayou this week catching up on the summer fun! Scottee and Nancy from the Nicholas School Office of Marketing and Communications teamContinue reading
Heidi Beck
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Why is Louisiana Losing Land?
There are many ways to explain land loss in Louisiana. We’ve attended several forums and workshops in which several presentations on the topic have been provided. One core challenge I have noticed with these presentationsContinue reading
Sarah Spiegler
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
And Now Add Climate Change to Louisiana’s Sinking Coasts
Climate change is going to result in even more challenges for the already overburdened state of Louisiana. At the “Our Wetlands, Our Future” Symposium in New Orleans earlier this month, a speaker described global warmingContinue reading
Sarah Spiegler
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Getting to Know the Bayou Communities
Smithridge is a community located in Bayou Petit Caillou. Heidi and I, along with the students in the Duke Engage program, have been spending our last few weeks getting to know the people that liveContinue reading
Heidi Beck
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Garden?
As we have reached the half-way mark of our time here in Chauvin, Sarah and I are slowly but surely getting to know the community of Smithridge and what makes it unique. Our project hasContinue reading
Sarah Spiegler
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Avery Island, Home of Tabasco
Last week we ventured 2.5 hours west of our home in Cocodrie to the home of Tabasco on Avery Island. The scent of Tabasco was detected as soon as we stepped from the van, and became strongerContinue reading
Sarah Spiegler
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel, Video Posts
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel, Video Posts
Is Louisiana sinking like the Titanic?
Last weekend we visited an urban farm in the Lower Ninth Ward, ate a wonderful dinner at the post Katrina home of the Anderson family, and also asked the hard questions about life down inContinue reading
Heidi Beck
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel, Video Posts
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel, Video Posts
Gumboisiana
I have heard several people compare southern Louisiana culture and heritage to a pot of gumbo. The more I get to know this area, its culture and dynamic environment the more this statement holds true.Continue reading
Sarah Spiegler
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Community Building and Recovery in Coastal Louisiana, environmental health, environmental policy, internships, students, travel
Wetlands, Flooding, and Hurricane Katrina
The historical mismanagement of the Mississippi River When I tell people that I study environmental management, there is usually a mix of “what an interesting field” and blank looks with questions inquiring politely, what isContinue reading