PDF_⚡ Fragile Grounds: Louisiana's Endangered Cemeteries (America's Third Coast

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Fragile Grounds Louisiana's Endangered
Cemeteries (America's Third Coast Series)
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Fragile Grounds Louisiana's Endangered
Cemeteries (America's Third Coast Series)
Sinopsis
Recipient of a 2018 Preserve Louisiana Award and
a 2018 Coastal Stewardship AwardFragile Grounds
compiles stories and photographs of endangered
cemeteries throughout Louisiana's coastal zone
and beyond. These burial places link the fragile
land to the frailty of the state's threatened
community structures. The book highlights the
state's vibrant diversity by showing its unique
burial customs and traditions, while it also
identifies the urgent need for ongoing
documentation of cultural elements at
risk.Cemeteries associated with the culturally
rich communities of Louisiana reflect the history
and global settlement patterns of the state. Yet
many are endangered due to recurring natural and
man- made events. Nearly 80 percent of the
nation's coastal land loss occurs in
Louisiana. Coastal erosion, sinking land,
flooding, storm surge, and sea-level rise have
led to an inland migration that threatens to
unravel the fabric of Louisiana and, by
association, hastens the demise of its burial
places.As people are forced inland, migrants
abandon, neglect, or often overlook cemeteries
as part of the cultural landscape. In terms of
erosion, when the land goes, the cemetery goes
with it. Cemeteries fall prey to inland and
coastal flooding. As cities grow outward, urban
sprawl takes over the landscape. Cemeteries lose
out to forces such as expansion, eminent domain,
and urban neglect. Not only do cemeteries give
comfort for the living, but they also serve as a
vital link to the past. Once lost, that past
cannot be recovered.
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Fragile Grounds Louisiana's
Endangered
Cemeteries
(America's
Third
Coast
Series)
copy link in description
Recipient of a 2018 Preserve
Louisiana Award and a 2018 Coastal Stewardship
AwardFragile Grounds compiles stories and
photographs of endangered cemeteries throughout
Louisiana's coastal zone and beyond. These burial
places link the fragile land to the frailty of
the state's threatened community structures. The
book highlights the state's vibrant diversity by
showing its unique burial customs and traditions,
while it also identifies the urgent need for
ongoing documentation of cultural elements at
risk.Cemeteries
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associated with the culturally rich communities
of Louisiana reflect the history and
global settlement patterns of the state. Yet many
are endangered due to recurring natural and man-
made events. Nearly 80 percent of the nation's
coastal land loss occurs in Louisiana. Coastal
erosion, sinking land, flooding, storm surge, and
sea-level rise have led to an inland migration
that threatens to unravel the fabric of Louisiana
and, by association, hastens the demise of its
burial places.As people are forced inland,
migrants abandon, neglect, or often overlook
cemeteries as part of the cultural landscape. In
terms of erosion, when the land goes, the
cemetery goes with it. Cemeteries fall prey to
inland and coastal flooding. As cities grow
outward, urban sprawl takes over the landscape.
Cemeteries lose out to forces such as expansion,
eminent domain, and urban neglect. Not only do
cemeteries give comfort for the living, but they
also serve as a vital link to the past. Once
lost, that past cannot be recovered.