Coastal News Roundup: Bayou Bridge Pipeline Update

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Travis Lux,

Travis Lux, Mark Schleifstein

Published May 4, 2018 at 7:46 PM EDT

Protesters march toward a Bayou Bridge pipeline construction site in early February.

This week on the Coastal News Roundup: an update on the controversial Bayou Bridge pipeline, plus some of the big picture questions it raises about coastal restoration strategies.

Envrionmental reporter Mark Schleifstein from Nola.com/The Times-Picayune breaks it down with WWNO's Travis Lux

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Travis Lux

Travis Lux primarily contributes science and health stories to Louisiana's Lab. He studied anthropology and sociology at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, and picked up his first microphone at the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole, MA. In his spare time he loves to cook -- especially soups and casseroles.

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Travis is WWNO's coastal reporter.

Mark Schleifstein