most significant. These selected references, together with my annotations, are included herein. 

 I suggest that the reader should examine these references and annotations prior to reading the 

 remaining portion of this paper. 



1930 To 1952 



There were only 10 significant papers published during this period (Figure 4). Eight of these 

 10 papers were written by geology professors associated with the School of Geology of Louisiana 

 State University (LSU). 



1953 To 1988 



During this period, 27 additional significant papers were published by several LSU geology 

 professors and geologists who received their educations from the LSU School of Geology. Most 

 certainly, no one can fault this famous school for neglecting research on one of the largest deltaic 

 systems in the world. No other delta system in the world has received this much attention. 



Figure 4. Cumulative number of significant geological papers on the Mississippi River Deltaic 

 Plain complex published during the period 1930 to May 1988. Refer to text for discussion and 

 analysis. 



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