




In my English class, I am writing a research paper on Coastal Erosion in South Louisiana. I have emphasized my research on the erosion of marsh in Cocodrie, because I am most familiar with this area. Every time my grandfather and I go fishing, he always tells me how “this all use to be land.” But I never really understood how much land he was talking about. Reality did not hit me until he showed me old pictures of the marsh around our camp. In the first two pictures, (Present day vs 1995) it shows the view from across our camp. As you can see, there are little to no trees left across the bayou in that area. The 3rd and 4th pictures show a satellite image of Sevin Canal and Bayou Cantrelle. I believe that the google image has not been updated recently and shows the area in between 2016-2017. The old satellite image is a map that is hung up in our camp but does not have a date. My grandfather believes it’s from 1980-1995 but he is not exactly sure. It is jaw dropping to me to see how much land use to be there only 25 to 40 years ago.
I wrote this report because the research I have done so far is eye opening to me. I find it crazy to believe that one day I will be in my grandfather’s shoes telling my grandchildren what used to be land. If anyone has any feedback I’d be glad to hear it.
I wrote this report because the research I have done so far is eye opening to me. I find it crazy to believe that one day I will be in my grandfather’s shoes telling my grandchildren what used to be land. If anyone has any feedback I’d be glad to hear it.