A PERFECT STORM One of the reasons our wetlands are so important, of course, is that they provide hurricane protection. They are part of the multiple lines of defense for our coastal communities, which include densely populated cities such as New Orleans, Lafayette and Houma. (Other components of the multiple lines of defense include elevated homes, evacuation routes and strategies, and flood control infrastructure such as levees and pumping stations.) We’ve already had a brush with tropical weather once this season, and we urge you to remain vigilant and to have a plan in case you have to evacuate. Of course, everything is complicated this year by COVID-19. Our communications and marketing director, James Karst, recently spoke with KPLC-TV in Lake Charles for their hurricane season special and discussed how the pandemic has affected our coastal restoration efforts.
SOC 2021 State of the Coast has been rescheduled for June 2-4, 2021. We had planned to convene this May at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orleans. Our conference is the premier gathering on coastal restoration in the region. It’s a great networking opportunity, and we had lined up a distinguished list of speakers and a timely program. Among other things, we had intended to discuss what’s gone on with our coast in the 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. We know that there’s a lot to talk about, so we are thrilled to have rescheduled for next year. We hope you’ll join us.
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