Louisiana

Oct. 8th, 2022 10:06 am

Louisiana as a whole is more French- (and Catholic-)influenced than any other state; for example, the state is administratively divided into parishes rather than counties. As noted, southern Louisiana’s heavily French-influenced Cajun culture is unique in the United States; many residents still speak a Louisiana dialect of French as their first language. Most Cajuns are rural, attached to the land, and not wealthy enough to move readily. Sadly, sea level rise plus land subsidence due to fossil fuel extraction is chewing away at the land rural residents need to live on, and many places are heavily poisoned by the chemical industry. Parts of the largest city, New Orleans, are already below sea level; that will become increasingly difficult to manage. Already, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, poorer neighborhoods were never fully rebuilt. An increasing number of residents will be forced out of their homes in future, and for them, communities farther north in Louisiana will often be the most congenial choice. Out-of-state Anglophones who just like gumbo should perhaps refrain from taking up space in those communities.

 

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In the last post I talked about the fact that the ecological collapse of the Southwest is already starting. That process is now irreversible, given the long-term drought that is the predicted result of climate change. At most, a wet year here and there will put off catastrophe for a few years; it will not reverse the trend that must, probably sooner than we think, lead to the virtual abandonment of overgrown desert cities such as Las Vegas. The climate-related problems other threatened regions of the U.S. face are not quite so imminent, but because they are grave, Americans would be wise to avoid moving to those regions, and to consider moving out if they are already there.

 

 

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