Coastal erosion poses multibillion-dollar risk to Baton Rouge economy, LSU study says

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While Baton Rouge is not on the “front lines” of Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis, billions of dollars worth of economic activity are at risk for the city as the Gulf of Mexico continues to swallow wetlands, which are key storm buffers along the coast, according to a new LSU study released today. Researchers Stephen

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