For The Bayou
Every 30 minutes, Louisiana loses one football field of coastal wetlands
The Crisis
Every 30 minutes, Louisiana loses the equivalent of one football field of coastal wetlands.
Louisiana has 40% of the nation's wetlands and is experiencing 90% of this nation's wetlands loss. Since the erosion began, Louisiana has lost a total of 2000 square miles of wetlands, (1.2 million acres). The loss of Louisiana’s wetlands is equivalent to the size of 42.5 cities of San Francisco. 25 to 30 square miles of wetlands disappears each year.
