As climate change wreaks havoc on the shores of southern Louisiana, residents wonder how long their resilience can last. From the slow out-migration of the people of a battered coastal region to the wholesale relocation of an Indigenous community, the problems can seem insurmountable. But the hard work of adapting to our changing climate is well underway.

Mississippi

Louisiana

Lake Charles

New Isle

Buras

Isle de Jean

Charles

Gulf of Mexico

Mississippi

Louisiana

Lake Charles

New Isle

Buras

Isle de Jean

Charles

Gulf of Mexico

Mississippi

Texas

Louisiana

Lake Charles

New Orleans

New Isle

Buras

Isle de Jean

Charles

Gulf of Mexico

Mississippi

Texas

Louisiana

Lake Charles

New Orleans

New Isle

Buras

Isle de Jean Charles

Gulf of Mexico

Credits

Elizabeth Arrott
Supervisory Documentary editor
Eric Pianin
Supervisory Feature Editor
Amy Katz
Executive Producer