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Everything south of Lake Pontchartrain and Interstate Highway 10 is basically swamp or marsh. In fact, much of the land within ten to thirty miles of the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico has washed away (since roughly 1950). Randy Newman wrote a really neat song about this -- the refrain goes, "Louisiana! Louisiana! They're trying to wash us away." (The name o f the song is Louisiana 1927. Go figure.)
On the other hand, if the southern part of Louisiana is all swamp and wetlands, the northern part of the state, above Lake Pontchartrain and Interstate 10, is actually quite firm.
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What is the wetlands in Louisiana called?
Perhaps a marsh or wetland. The wetlands in the Mississippi delta are called the bayou.
Where in the US is there wetlands?
Most wetlands are in Louisiana. Some appear in Florida.
What state has the most wetlands?
louisiana.
How do they use Louisiana and wetlands?
to live off of
Where is the Friends Of South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Foundation in Houma Louisiana located?
The address of the Friends Of South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Foundation is: 317 Goode St, Houma, LA 70360-4513
What are geographic features of Louisiana?
Louisiana has swamps, rivers, wetlands, salt domes, and uplifts.
How did the Mississippi river create the Louisiana coastal wetlands?
by landfill
What are some animals found in the Louisiana freshwater wetlands?
fish
Are the polar ice caps melting affecting Louisiana's wetlands?
yes!
Why should you restore the Louisiana wetlands?
Because if the wetlands of Louisiana is lost then there would be a loss of one of the largest wetlands in the USA. Seafood life, nurseries (Fresh water and Gulf fish, shrimp, and oysters to mention a few) will be lost. One third of the energy that is shipped to the USA is transported via these wetlands and loss of transportation would remove this energy from the USA.
Where do cottonmouths nest?
marsh, wetlands. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
What caused the Louisiana wetlands to decline or why are Louisiana's coastal wetlands diappearing at a dramtically high rate?
When the levees were built the Mississippi River could not overflow it's bank and mud settlement could not flood Louisiana swamps. Because of this the swamps could not be built up with mud. The swamps in Louisiana slowly settle and because there is no build up from the river the swamps are declining.
