In a recent article written by NOLA.com, which you can find here, a recent satellite picture is discussed showing the very evident eroding Louisiana coastline. “The blowup of southeastern Louisiana also provides clear evidence of the state’s rapidly-eroding coastline, as the image belies the traditional boot-tip shape seen in many published maps.”

The article states, “A NASA satellite image of the southern half of the United States taken Monday (April 30) shows that spring has sprung across the nation’s eastern forests. But when you clip out and blow up the part of the image that includes southeastern Louisiana, the loss of sediment-rich water from the still-high Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers also is very evident.”

On a positive note, the satellite image does reveal that spring has sprung in Louisiana with the deep green colors for foliage that has “bloomed out with warmer spring weather across the Piedmont region, a forested plateau between the Appalachian Mountains and lower elevations along the Atlantic coast.”