Penland, S., and J.R. Sutter, eds. 1987. Barrier shoreline geology, erosion, and protection in 

 Louisiana. Coastal Sediment '87, Am. Soc. Civil Eng., New Orleans, LA. 



This volume includes 11 papers on wetland loss, barrier shoreline protection, and a field trip 

 in the Grand Island area. 



Penland, S., J.R. Suter, and R.A McBride. 1987. Delta plain development and sea level history 

 in the Terrebonne coastal Region, Louisiana. Coastal Sediment '87, WW div./ASCE, New 

 Orleans: 1689-1705. 



Uses new data (vibracores, seismic profiles, radiometric dating) to interpret the stages in the 

 development of the Lafourche Delta over the older, underlying Teche Delta. 



Van Heerden, I.L., and H.H. Roberts. 1988. Facies development of Atchafalaya Delta, Louisiana: 

 a modern bayhead delta. Am. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Bull. 72:439-453. 



Previous papers on the new Atchafalaya Delta (Schlemon and Gagliano 1972 and Shlemon 

 1975) focused on the subaqueous growth of the delta. This paper is concerned with the 

 sediments associated with the eastern half of the delta. Well-illustrated. 



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