National Wetlands Research Center

Hurricane Land Change Information

Land Change for Coastal Louisiana (updated October 2006)

• Land Area Changes in Coastal Louisiana After the 2005 Hurricanes - A powerpoint presentation presented to the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Task Force on October 18, 2006, based on USGS Open-File Report 2006-1274 (see below).
  Microsoft PowerPoint version (20.62 MB)
  PDF version (3.10 MB)
  
  
• USGS Open-File Report 2006-1274: Land Area Changes in Coastal Louisiana After the 2005 Hurricanes: A Series of Three Maps (October 2006)
  
  
• Press Release: USGS Reports Latest Land Change Estimates for Louisiana Coast - 10/3/2006
  

Land Change for Southeastern Louisiana (updated March 2006)

	Letter sized map with basin boundaries (PDF 3.51MB) Updated 3/6/2006
	Poster sized map with basin boundaries (PDF 60 inch x 42 inch, 19.3MB) Updated 3/6/2006
	Letter sized map with parish boundaries (PDF 3.63MB) Updated 3/6/2006
	Poster sized map with parish boundaries (PDF 60 inch x 42 inch, 7.06MB) Updated 3/6/2006
	Sidebar text from the poster sized map with basin boundaries (PDF 13.7KB)
	Post hurricane tables from the poster sized map with basin boundaries (PDF 20.6KB)

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