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Their romance with the Yankee dollar,
Harvey R. Neptune • Caliban and the Yankees: Trinidad and the United States Occupation
Directly next door to the Center for River Studies sits the headquarters of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. CPRA was founded in 2005, a few months after Hurricane Katrina hit, inundating New Orleans and leaving more than eighteen hundred people dead. The authority’s official mission is to implement “projects relative to
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Place Based Capital Program
expectation of island hospitality.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
In the sunny accounts aimed at tourists, New Orleans is called the “Crescent City,” for the curve of the river it was built along, or the “Big Easy,” for its laid-back vibe. In a less upbeat context, residents refer to it as the “bowl.” By now, most of the bowl lies at or below sea level—some spots as much as fifteen feet below. When you’re in the
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