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Isle de Jean Charles

To Flee, or to Stay Until the End and Be Swallowed by the Sea

On the Isle de Jean Charles in the bayous of Louisiana, the nation’s first federally funded climate migrants have a decision to make as their ancestral island disappears.

By Dalia Faheid, Katie Livingstone

Island Road, the only road to Isle De Jean Charles, is often flooded by encroaching water leaving residents stranded on the island for hours or days at a time. Credit: Katie Livingstone/Inside Climate News

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