Grand Bayou, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
29°30′41″N 89°45′55″W / 29.51139°N 89.76528°W / 29.51139; -89.76528
United States
LouisianaGrand Bayou is an unincorporated Native American community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The coastal village is home to the Atakapa Ishak Chawasha tribe and is only accessible by water. It is primarily self-sustaining and relies heavily on fishing.[3]
The village's population was around 1,000 in the 1940s.[1] Since then, coastal erosion and disasters such as Hurricane Katrina have drastically impacted the settlement. Grand Bayou received increased attention after the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's 2017 master plan for coastal restoration included neither aid nor a resettlement plan for the village.[1][4] This has been partially attributed to the tribal community's lack of federal recognition.[3][5]
References
- ^ a b c Marshall, Bob (27 December 2016). "'High risk' Native American village on Grand Bayou wants government help to stay as land disappears". NOLA. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Grand Bayou, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "OUR COMMUNITIES – GRAND BAYOU INDIAN VILLAGE". First People's Conservation Council Louisiana. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Yeoman, Barry (13 April 2020). "As Sea Level Rise Threatens Their Ancestral Village, a Louisiana Tribe Fights to Stay Put". NRDC. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Marsh Restoration at Grand Bayou Indian Village". Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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