In the Buff!

Mall of Louisiana , Baton Rouge LA 3/2008 from Bayou's Edge

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"The more wetlands you have in the swath of the hurricane the lower the damages tend to be."*

Robert Costanza , Researcher on storm study

*Wetlands called storm buffers by Cain Burdeau the Associated Press 7/22/2008

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