A FIGHT TO SAVE LOUISIANA'S COAST

摘要

The fertile marshes, broad tidal flats, and sweeping barrier islands of coastal Louisiana provide essential habitat to waterfowl by the millions and serve as a nursery for the bounty offish, shrimp, oysters, and crabs along the skirt of the Gulf of Mexico. Home to bald cypress, wax myrtle, and black mangrove, the region is a natural wonder-and a national treasure.