The veins of America: Stunning map shows every river basin in the US ~Daily Mail

Created by Imgur user Fejetlenfej , a geographer and GIS analyst with a ‘lifelong passion for beautiful maps,’ it highlights the massive expanse of river basins across the country – in particular, those which feed the Mississippi River, in pink

 

 

 

 

Study says New Orleans will see one of the highest levels of sea level rise in the world ~Bob Marshall, The Lens

Consider The Alligator II: Big Changes Come To Louisiana’s Gator Ranching Industry ~Scrumptious Chef

Jeff damage suit against 9 oil firms to go to trial, judge rules ~Mark Schleifstein

Attorneys in BP settlement will divide $555.2 million, modest compared to similar cases, judge says~The Advocate

A home for The Music Box, the musical architecture village opens its permanent space in Bywater ~Gambit

Hey tourists! Live like a local in a taxpayer-subsidized Airbnb apartment ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens

$80 million Shell Island restoration nears completion ~Mark Schleifstein

Chicago museum agrees to correct Hurricane Katrina exhibit ~Levees.org

North Rampart streetcars finally a go: Riders to board new line on Sunday ~Jessica Williams, N.O. Advocate 

Volunteers gather to rebuild homes across NOLA~WWLTV

Piedmont Wind Symphony getting a jump on Mardi Gras ~Lynn Felder, Winston-Salem Journal

“New Orleans was the most musically vibrant city in the country at that time. You could go see a different opera seven days a week, even on Sunday,” ~Mathew Troy, music director.

Music Box Village, NOLA's most unique music venue opens ~Doug MacCash

Waiting for change: New Orleans restaurant workers, tips and new ways to pay ~Helen Freund, Gambit

Buckwheat Zydeco, bandleader who helped introduce Louisiana zydeco to the world, dies at 68 ~Keith Spera

Helis Oil abandons fracking project in St. Tammany Parish ~Robert Rhoden

After Federal Flood of New Orleans 8-29-05, house elevations depended on timing, funding, mindset ~David J. Mitchel, The Advocate

Why we're going to lose on short term rentals ~Library Chronicles

Flooding damage to Louisiana agriculture pegged at $277M ~AP

Top 50 New Orleans Saints of All-Time: No 10-6 ~John Hendrix, Canal Street Chronicles

Feds to shoulder bigger share of Louisiana flood costs ~Julia O'Donoghue

I triumphed over the Army Corps of Engineers and the Sioux Nation can, too ~Sandy Rosenthal

Water mark studies to lend important lessons on Louisiana flood patterns ~Any Wold, The Advocate

Would Better Inspection Technology Prior To Katrina Have Mattered? ~Sandy Rosenthal, Huff Post

Timeline: More than 500 photos from Louisiana flood of 2016, aftermath ~The Advocate 

Meet David Young, a farmer planting the seeds for a healthier 9th ward ~WGNO