Pointe Au Chien in Southern LA is threatened by coastal erosion. Here are some reports/photo essays on the area.
This one for the Washington Post dying the BP oil spill : Gulf oil spill could push Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe to the point of no return http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/06/04/ST2010060405010.html?sid=ST2010060405010

For Earth Island Journal:
The True Story Behind the Set of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/true_story_behind_beasts_of_the_southern_wild/


Capturing the Southern Wild Before It Disappears http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/01/18/julie_dermansky_photos_from_the_beasts_of_the_southern_wild_region_disappearing.html