1. Ocean Rise: The Black Swan of Coastal Ecology
Edward P. Richards
Professor of Law
LSU Law Center
Google "the deadly coast"

5. Coastal Elevations

8. Chalk Talk The topography of a coastal wet land
Generally a river delta - where the sweet meets the salt
Gently sloping, low tidal flow
Hurricane climax wetlands
The effect of ocean rise
The local fallacy of coastal restoration
Wetlands can only survive if they can retreat inland

9. The Black Swan
The Louisiana Coast is the most threatened wetlands in the US
The threat is due to geologic subsidence and to ocean rise.
Environmental groups cannot let go of their theory that coastal loss is due to oil companies.
By buying into the restoration myth, environmental groups empower the state and other players whose only long-term plan is to levee the coast.