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Coastal News Roundup: Pirogue Races Return, Barrier Islands Are Rebuilt

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Travis Lux,
Travis Lux, Tristan Baurick
Published July 20, 2018 at 2:07 PM EDT
Workers watch as sediment dreged from the ocean is spewed out onto a beach during the rebuilding of Whiskey Island -- a barrier island along the Gulf of Mexico.
Tristan Baurick
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Nola.com | The Times-Picayune
Workers watch as sediment dreged from the ocean is spewed out onto a beach during the rebuilding of Whiskey Island -- a barrier island along the Gulf of Mexico.

This week on the Coastal News Roundup, we take a look at barrier islands — what they do, and why the state is creating them artificially.Plus, we explore what less sediment in the Mississippi River could mean for coastal restoration and the return of a Jean Lafitte tradition: pirogue races.

WWNO’s Travis Lux spoke about the week in coastal news with environmental reporter Tristan Baurick from Nola.com/The Times-Picayune.

Support for the Coastal Desk comes from the Walton Family Foundation, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Foundation for Louisiana, and local listeners.

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Travis Lux
Travis Lux primarily contributes science and health stories to Louisiana's Lab. He studied anthropology and sociology at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, and picked up his first microphone at the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole, MA. In his spare time he loves to cook -- especially soups and casseroles.
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Travis Lux
Travis is WWNO's coastal reporter.
Tristan Baurick