Out on the far fringes of New Orleans, a lone chunk of land stands guard against an invading army of contemporary threats.
Those threats no longer involve invading British warships – the reason the now-crumbling Fort Pike was built in the same location on the northeastern edge of the city. They instead have to do with the range of enemies now tearing at south Louisiana’s existence: storm surge, saltwater intrusion, sea level rise and erosion.
The problem? That land is gradually disappearing…