LA SAFE

Keith Magill, Executive Editor of the Daily Comet, writes: "If you haven’t figured it out already, this is no longer a 'down-the-bayou' problem -- if it ever was one. If these coastal threats haven’t already affected you, they will soon. The lessons we learn from these four test projects could make the emotional but inevitable process of adapting, however distasteful, easier on everyone."

Editor's Opinion: Why I like these four flood projects State officials and planners made some good choices in selecting four projects aimed at helping Terrebonne and Lafourche residents adapt as the Gulf of

"The Coastal Restoration Master Plan targets the health of Louisiana’s coast as a whole, focusing on environmental engineering to slow the rate of subsidence. LA SAFE seeks to help communities develop strategies to cope with the environmental changes caused by subsidence and climate change-induced sea level rise."

State announces 10 pilot projects that anticipate worsening storms and loss of coastal lands Projects range from a boat harbor to mental health services to relocation of an initial seven families

We are working with LA SAFE participants to acknowledge that adaptation, protection, and restoration must go hand in hand to address community growth and contraction according to flood risk.