The Louisiana island chain is in danger of being totally submerged in 20 years if their efforts are not successful, one of the experts told WLOX News.

The Chandeleur Islands, battered by recent hurricanes, are Louisiana’s largest barrier islands. It’s the first and largest line of defense from the gulf, with the project covering over 13 miles of the ...

Trail cameras on the Chandeleur Islands off Louisiana's eastern coast captured footage of more than 60 tiny, endangered loggerhead turtle hatchlings emerging from two sandy nests in August and ...

Crawls from newly hatched baby sea turtles observed on the Chandeleur Islands. (Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority) The islands were discovered on Feb. 1, 1700, by explorer ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - Sea turtle hatchlings have been observed on Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands for first time in three quarters of a century. The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration ...

The Chandeleur Islands were already known for providing crucial habitats for numerous species like mottled ducks, secretive marsh birds, and wading birds. But Louisiana Department of Wildlife and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands, a 50-mile-long arc of sand and sea grass, have long been in a state of decline. However, coastal activists hope the discovery of a highly ...

The turtles are back at Chandeleur Islands. And that’s great news not only for the endangered reptiles but for Louisiana’s endangered coast and the people who live near it.

Chandeleur Islands to be submerged in 20 years if restoration efforts fall short, experts say. Updated: Jun. 8, 2024 at 10:00 PM CDT The Louisiana island chain is in danger of being totally ...

Chandeleur Islands to be submerged in 20 years if restoration efforts fall short, experts say. Story by Noah Noble • 2mo. B ILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Launching from a harbor in Biloxi, a handful of ...