Figure 1. Hydrologic basins comprising Louisiana's active delta, inactive deltaic

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Figure 2. Ten states with the most coastal wetlands

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Figure 3. Commercial landings of fish for continental United States

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Figure 4. Brown shrimp life cycle

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Figure 5. Theoretical relationship between length of land-water interface

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Figure 6. Tracks of hurricanes to hit the coast of Louisiana this century

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Figure 7. Total water-borne commerce in the United States

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Figure 8. Historic wetland loss and gain for coastal Louisiana

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Figure 9. Current average land loss rates

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Figure 10. South-Central coastal Louisiana predicted loss trend from 1993 - 2040

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Figure 11. CWPPRA program structure for Louisiana

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Figure 12. Restoration techniques for CWPPRA projects in coastal Louisiana

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Figure 13. CWPPRA 6th Priority List project locations

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Figure 14. Mississippi River Delta Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 15. Development of deltaic marshes over time for a crevasse-splay

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Figure 16. Atchafalaya River Delta Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 17. Pontchartrain Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 18. Bayou La Branche (PPO-10), GIS analysis

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Figure 19. Project boundary and features for Bayou Sauvage Hydrologic Restoration

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Figure 20. Breton Sound Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 21. Barataria Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 22. Terrebonne Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 23. Timbalier Island Plantings project elements

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Figure 24. Timbalier Island dune development and plantings

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Figure 25. Teche/Vermilion Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 26. Helicopter view looking down Boston Canal

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Figure 27. Elevational profiles before (5/19/91) and after (10/1/94) construction

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Figure 28. Mermentau Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 29. Calcasieu/Sabine Basin CWPPRA project boundaries

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Figure 30. Sabine Refuge Erosion Protection (FCS-18) project area map

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Figure 31. West Hackberry Plantings (FCS-19) project area

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Figure 32. California bulrush plantings at West Hackberry

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Figure 33. East Mud Lake (PCS-24) project area

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Figure 34. A comparison of average project size

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