In Louisiana, the first US climate refugees find new safe haven

Schriever, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2022

Joann Bourg stands in front of her new home, about an hour's drive from the low-lying Louisiana island where she grew up - an area gradually sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. "I'm very excited. I can't wait to just move on in," Bourg told AFP. "I've been waiting for this day forever." Bourg is one of about a dozen Native Americans from the Isle de Jean Charles who have been relocated to