Leigh Ann Sharp, a coastal wetlands expert with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, has spent over 20 years implementing restoration projects across Southwest Louisiana. From her Lafayette office, she oversees the Coastwide Reference Monitoring System, a network of 390 sites that continuously track water elevations, salinity and land changes.
Speaking Tuesday at the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana summit in Lake Charles, Sharp highlighted an alarming trend in a region once considered resilient…