LaPlace, Louisiana - Marie Gould removes invasive water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) while leading a kayak tour of Shell Bank Bayou near New Orlean

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LaPlace, Louisiana - Marie Gould removes invasive water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) while leading a kayak tour of Shell Bank Bayou near New Orleans. Gould founded Louisiana Lost Lands Environmental Tours, which educates visitors about the state's shrinking coastal wetlands.

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Location: LaPlace, LA, USA
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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