Isle de Jean Charles

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Isle de Jean Charles is a narrow ridge of land between Bayou Terrebonne and Bayou Pointe-aux-Chene in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It is home to many members of the Biloxi-Chitimacha tribe. The Indian population on Isle de Jean Charles today is approximately 230 persons in 60 homes.

It lies past the 72-mile Morganza levee system built by the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection Project. Because of this reason, it is gradually disappearing into the Gulf of Mexico.

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• [Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha Indians]
• Barry, Dan (June 19, 2006). In Louisiana, a Sinking Island Wars With Water and the Government. New York Times
• Isle de Jean Charles, LA via New Deal Network Photo Gallery