NOLA by the Numbers

1.4 billion
Total yearly value, at least, of Louisiana chemical shipments.
38 million
Approximate value of Louisiana’s 2003 alligator harvest.
24
Approximate yearly loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, in square miles, between 1990 and 2000. (Roughly one football field lost every 38 minutes.)
1853
Year City Park was established.
500
Projected loss of Louisiana’s wetlands, in square miles, over the next 50 years.