MISSISSIPPI DELTA
During the summer of 2016, Blane De St. Croix completed a research trip studying the geography and devastating consequences of oil drilling in the Gulf Coast region. The trip included explorations of the Mississippi Delta, Louisiana Bayou, greater New Orleans, and the narrow barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico including Grand Isle.
Select photographic documentation from an exploration of the Gulf Coast region.
Photographs
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- Approaching New Orleans up the Mississippi River.
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- Mississippi River nearing the Gulf of Mexico.
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- Oil rig in the marsh.
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- Sediment flowing through the Mississippi Delta.
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- Oil rig in the Mississippi Delta.
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- Water control system south of New Orleans.
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- Oil production in the Mississippi Delta.
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- Canals cut through the marsh by the oil industry.
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- The Mississippi Delta near the Gulf of Mexico.
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- Marsh near New Orleans.