Bayou Women

Over the past 25 years, the southern Louisiana coastline has been disappearing at an average rate of almost a football field every hour. With these immense losses, it's easy for people both in and outside the region to lose hope. Many across the country write off the area completely, concluding that folks should pack up and move north. But for the locals who live and work in the bayou, who have lived in the nooks and crannies along the marshes for generations, it's home.

Women who live and work along the bayou have played an integral role in keeping the culture alive in this area. We had the chance to interview a few about what it means to be a "Bayou Woman." These are not stories of doom and gloom for the region. These are stories of hope, ingenuity, and resilience in times of adversity.

FEATURING
Melissa Baustian
Kristin Buter
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee
Delaina LeBlanc
Denise Reed
Emily Rosser
Arlanda Williams

PRODUCERS
Michelle Barboza-Ramirez
Becca Burton
Melissa Cronin
M.B. Humphrey
Gabi Serrato Marks
Elizabeth Weinberg

This is a product of OCEANDOTCOMM and was supported by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.