Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 6, 2014

River diversions at work in Wax Lake Delta
By Alex Galbraith, The Plaquemines Gazette. Aug. 5, 2014.
“At the southern end of the Wax Lake outlet, there sits a stretch of mud flat…” (read more)

It’s the peak of hurricane season. Name an environmentally minded business that deserves news coverage
By Mark Waller, The Times-Picayune. Aug. 5, 2014.
“The peak of hurricane season is upon us. It evokes memories of history-making disasters…” (read more)

Coastal activist retires after 40 years
By Xerxes Wilson, The Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). Aug. 5, 2014.
“Kerry St. Pe retired this summer after leading the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Program for 17 years…” (read more)