Standing on a marshy shoreline, Eva Hillmann tosses a long cord into an old bayou that tells tales of New Orleans’ entire history.
She and her colleagues are hoping that their work along Bayou St. John will soon tell a few more.
Hillmann, chief scientist for the Pontchartrain Conservancy, is involved in a project aiming to determine the health of the waterway that winds through the heart of New Orleans. The results will be highly personal for anyone who has ever fished, paddle boarded or simply strolled along it…