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Tropical Storm Barry brings familiar question to sinking Louisiana island: Stay or go?

Andrew J. Yawn, Lafayette Daily AdvertiserComments Off on Tropical Storm Barry brings familiar question to sinking Louisiana island: Stay or go?

Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, was once a 22,000-acre saltwater oasis. But because of erosion and rising sea levels, it has shrunk to 300 acres.

       
Andrew J. Yawn, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
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