Wetlands Rescue Project

About me:

.. we are residents of the bayou region in south louisiana and have been our whole lives. we are dedicating this website to helping inform the public, local and other, of the disaster our area, as well as our country, is facing if coastal erosion continues at the rate it is now. we are getting increasingly concerned about our home.... one of the greatest and most unique places on earth- and have decided that it's time to try to do something about it.

we would like for everyone to give us a hand in helping save our wetlands. any suggestions, advice, criticism, or just information in general that anyone wants to share with us is welcomed, in fact, it's what we want most. we want this to be a community, and hopefully a nationwide effort to saving our home.

we are losing land, and we are losing it at an unbelievable rate. most people around the country have no clue how serious our problem really is. i have included some links on this site that can help people to understand what we are facing down here.

remembering rita

september 24th made one year since hurricane rita wreaked havoc in the low-lying areas of terrebonne parish. although rita did not hit us as hard as katrina did, she managed to break our levees and flood our homes. many people are still trying to get their lives back together. here are some links to stories related to hurricane rita.

nyt: waters recede, leaving a trail of frustration

terrebonne parish- what happened

rita: one year later (times picayune)

hurricane rita.org

where bayou towns stood, only bayou remains

hurricane aftermath pdf

real reports of hurricane relief<?a?

relief to rita victims

a personal account of storm damage

la parish longs to get it's levee

bayou towns still fending for selves after rita's floods 10/18/05

rita coverage from the houma courier

hurricane rita slideshow

msnbc: rita coverage..

after rita, many residents move up or away

hurricane's flooding leaves lessons in it's wake

local unity ceremony marks first hurricane rita anniversary

remembering katrina

august 29th, 2006- just over a year ago, hurricane katrina brought devastation to the coastal regions of louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. the effects of the storm are very much still felt today. lives and homes were lost, families separated, and sprits were broken. some have moved on, some are in the process of rebuilding their lives, and others have only just begun attempting to put back the pieces. we pray for those who lost their lives, homes, families, and the like. here are some links to stories related to hurricane katrina.
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times picayune- katrina: a year after the storm

newsweek: symbol of a storm

artists' katrina tribute

wdsu: katrina one year later

after the flood: new orleans transformed

cnn: voices from the gulf coast

nyt magazine: children of the storm

new york times- the katrina year

michael homan: one of the millions of hurricane katrina stories

beyond katrina: the voice of hurricane & disaster recovery

environmental problems worsen katrina's impact

katrina coverage from the houma courier..

faces of katrina

faces of katrina one year later

habitat help from oprah and bon jovi

hurricane evacuees determined to rebuild their lives- story

refugees leave new orleans

katrina: local damage

katrina: local aftermath

comprehensive aerial gallery

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