Louisiana State University researchers found a hypoxic ādead zoneā east of the Mississippi River. A hypoxic dead zone is an area of water with low dissolved oxygen levels that cannot support aquatic life.
Ole Miss research into how manmade contaminations like freshwater from the Bonnet CarrƩ Spillway killed off Gulf oysters in 2019 and why action must be taken to mitigate these events in the future.
Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser voiced his opposition to the CPRA’s plans for sediment diversion projects, expressing concerns about the impacts they will have on marine life and fishing.