Nov 17 Watch Tiger shrimp invade Louisiana waters An invasive species known as tiger shrimp have been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico over the last six years. Charlie Whinham talks with shrimpers and researchers about how these huge shrimp could cause big problems for Louisiana’s multi-billion dollar… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Lindy Boggs, Former Congresswoman and Ambassador, Dies at 97 Lindy Boggs, First Woman to Chair a DemocraticConvention, Dies at 97… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: Nearing Louisiana Shore, Storm Isaac Reaches Hurricane Status News Wrap: Nearing Louisiana Shore, Storm Isaac Reaches Hurricane Status… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Tropical Storm Isaac Moves Towards New Orleans Exactly Seven Years After Katrina Tropical Storm Isaac Moves Towards New Orleans Exactly Seven Years After Katrina… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Louisiana Fishermen Pioneer Floating Architecture The fishing community on Raccourci Old River in Louisiana is in a flood-prone area. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch In Louisiana, Rising Seas Threaten Native Americans’ Land Native Americans' tribal lands along the Louisiana coast are washing away as sea levels rise and marshes sink. Part of our Coping with Climate Change series, Hari Sreenivasan reports from Isle de Jean Charles, a community that is slowly disappearing… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Native Lands Wash Away as Sea Levels Rise For more go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/climate-change/… Continue watching
Jun 01 Native Lands Wash Away as Sea Levels Rise In collaboration with Louisiana Public Broadcasting, the PBS NewsHour examines the vanishing coastline of Louisiana and the effect it's having on the native tribes who live there. This report is part of our series Coping with Climate Change. Continue reading
Jun 01 Coping with Climate Change: Louisiana’s Vanishing Coast By Saskia de Melker There are few places in America that are as vulnerable to climate change as Isle de Jean Charles in coastal Louisiana, which has been home for generations of native tribes. The island is on the frontlines of erosion, saltwater intrusion… Continue reading
May 31 Louisiana Islander: Water Is ‘Closing in on Us’ By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // On Friday, the NewsHour will report on how subsidence, rising seas and storms have battered coastal Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles, an island that has been home to Native tribes since the 1800s. As a preview to the… Continue reading