LaPlace, Louisiana - Marie Gould paddles under Interstate 55 after leading an environmental kayak tour of Shell Bank Bayou near New Orleans. Her kayak

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LaPlace, Louisiana - Marie Gould paddles under Interstate 55 after leading an environmental kayak tour of Shell Bank Bayou near New Orleans. Her kayak is carrying invasive water hyacinth plants (Eichhornia crassipes), which she has removed from the bayou.

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