Residents of this Louisiana island are called the nation’s first climate change refugees. As the sea swallows their home, some refuse to go. yawn_meister americansouth
It's water all over the place."Now all the marsh is gone," Naquin said. "It's water all over the place."Levees built along the Mississippi River after thestopped freshwater floods that had kept the marsh alive and the land elevated with fresh, fertile sediment.
Each hurricane drove more neighbors away. Now Naquin's house sits 11-feet off the ground, and there are fewer people than ever to help rebuild if the water keeps rising. The planned site of the resettlement community for Isle de Jean Charles residents in Schriever, La. A rendering of the site plan. For the past two years, OCD's resilience policy analyst Jessica Simms has traveled to the island, spending days on porches with Isle de Jean Charles residents willing to leave for a new life. They discussed preferred housing style and spacing. Some residents have begun gathering indigenous plants for the new community. A lake is planned for the new property, though some residents were concerned about learning to fish in freshwater after a life spent in the salt.
But for Chief Naquin, whose resettlement proposal was used in the submission of the state's HUD application, the plan is a far cry from his vision. Naquin wrote the Corps asking the island to be included. When the Corps suggested relocation instead, Naquin was incensed. There would be a community center with a museum to teach future generations about their ancestors. There would be a store like the one his grandfather used to own on the island where his cousin would play Hank Williams tunes. Sales would support the older members, some of whom live on social security and can't afford mainland property tax, utilities or insurance.
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