| [Image: Chandeleur Island Lighthouse, 1945] | | [Image: Chandeleur Island Lighthouse, October 1, 1893] | | | | | | |
Among the tremendous losses resulting from Hurricane Katrina was an old lighthouse that stood for more than a century at the tip of Louisiana’s most remote barrier island chain. On the morning of Aug. 29, 2005, the 110-year-old Chandeleur Light folded to the sea after serving as a beacon for generations of boaters, anglers, campers, scientists, historians and naturalists. To many people in the northern Gulf, the light held a particular significance. For some, it was a recreational icon – to others, a reference point for coastal land loss. The Louisiana Sea Grant College Program is soliciting photos of the Chandeleur Island Light for an historical archive. If you are interested in participating, contact Rex Caffey, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy, Room 179 Ag Administration Bldg., LSU, Baton Rouge, La. 70803. |