Bob Marshall has covered Louisiana’s disappearing coast for decades, including his recent series with Fred Kasten, “Last Call” on WWNO. Now he has a new project, Losing Ground, a collaboration between nonprofit newsroom the Lens, where Marshall is Environment Reporter, and the news nonprofit ProPublica.
The project includes audio from individuals describing their views of coastal land loss, including Buras, Louisiana fishing guide Ryan Lambert. In his audio vignette, Lambert says witnessing the impact saltwater intrusion over 40 years has made him "physically ill." Scroll on the map, showing Buras' land loss since 1932, and you see the thick marsh turn to a thin lace.
Eight locations are documented in "Losing Ground" thus far, with plans to add more in coming months or years.