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The Unique Geography of Southern Louisiana
Southern Louisiana is unlike any other land; it's the sediment deposit of a continent, with mud from Montana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It lacks bedrock, causing it to sink, held only by a single concrete structure since the river tried to reroute in the 1950s.
Explore 30 intriguing facts about this engineered, fast-disappearing U.S. landscape. Discover the lake that drained in three hours in 1980 when a drilling rig hit a salt mine, pulling down barges and a tugboat. Learn about a hot sauce company on a salt dome, bayous that are actually dead rivers, and a city where the oldest…
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