• Annual loss 35 sq mi • Valuable fisheries lost • Hurricane protection compromised • Recreational areas lost • Wildlife suffers • Wetlands deteriorate Attention to the problem is intensifying in the national media and Congress COASTAL LINKS: LAcoast.Gov Save Our Lake.Org Coast 2050.Gov BTNEP.Org CRCL.Org Save Our Wetlands U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USDA - NRCS Louisiana Governor's Office of Coastal Activities