- Day 7
Today we started the day off with a guest lecture from Sue Mobley about the effort to take down certain confederate monuments in New Orleans several years ago. This lecture was followed by a tour around the city to see the sites of the former monuments. Dr. Cheek helped the students think through the risks… Read more: Day 7 - Day 6
Our next adventure was to Isle de Jean Charles, an island off the coast of Louisiana that has experienced significant land loss due to storm surges, sea level rise related to climate change, and erosion and subsidence related to the oil and gas industry. The community is the first in the United States to go… Read more: Day 6 - Day 4
Thursday morning started out with some excitement. Tropical Storm Arthur finally made its way across Texas and western Louisiana, arriving in New Orleans overnight. We were awoken to flood and tornado warnings. Luckily, the tornado was several miles away from us and caused relatively minor damage. Still, it was an opportunity for the students to… Read more: Day 4 - Day 3
Today we met up with one of our favorite nonprofits in the city – the Louisiana Bucket Brigade! We headed back out of the city to Norco, Louisiana which is located in Cancer Alley. Cancer Alley is the 85 miles stretch of land along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans where there are over 200… Read more: Day 3 - Day 2
Our second day in New Orleans was all about learning the geography, history, and disaster history of the city. Indigenous populations found the area that became New Orleans to be ideal for trading as Bayou St. John could be used to cross between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. The first Europeans arrived in 1519,… Read more: Day 2 - Day 1
The 2026 New Orleans Experiential Learning Trip has officially begun! This summer we have an unprecedented 18 students, plus an emergency management rate, here with us in New Orleans. This speaks to the interest of Mass Maritime students in learning about Gulf Coast disasters! Our first full day in New Orleans was spent…. not in… Read more: Day 1