Barataria Preserve Was Damaged by Hurricane Ida. Five Years Later, Repairs Have Begun
On a bright March day, Mary Maggiore led a group of mostly out-of-state tourists through the cypress swamp at Wetland Trace in Jean Lafitte, offering up facts about the town’s pirate namesake and the newly-blooming blue irises. The trail begins by a levee, which exists to protect nearby residents from extreme weather, including hurricanes and …