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New island discovered off Louisiana coast near St. Mary Parish
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:29 am
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:29 am
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GULF OF MEXICO (KADN) — Imagine being in a boat off the Louisiana coast when you see something that's not supposed to be there. In this case, an island was found near St. Mary Parish. But how did it get there?
Just off the coast of Morgan City, a brand new island has appeared, discovered just days ago.
The island has a sandy shore and is located about nine miles off the Louisiana coast.
Lafayette native Harold Shoeffler discovered the island, and while it is unnamed at this time, don't be surprised to see it renamed Harold Island.
Unfortunately, the surface is similar to quicksand, and standing on it is impossible. But birds are much lighter, so it is now a hotspot for brown pelicans and other seabirds.
This new island is 2,000 feet by 500 feet, and the Coast Guard is now mapping the new addition for navigation. Not much is known about how the island actually formed. LSU is currently studying the island and seems to think its formation has to do with dredging projects.
The coolest part is if we can study how this island formed, it could revolutionize coastal restoration and give us even more protection against storm surge from hurricanes.
To get a better look, we will be visiting the island in person next week. So stay tuned. It's going to be a fun trip.
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Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:30 am to ragincajun03
Gordon will have a billboard on it by lunch time
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:32 am to ragincajun03
In my day, we'd just call that a "Sandbar".
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:32 am to ragincajun03
It's Godzilla
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:34 am to ragincajun03
The Loch Ness Monster
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:34 am to Champagne
agreed - but 9 miles offshore is odd for a sandbar to appear, at least I would think it would be
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:34 am to ragincajun03
This post was edited on 8/19/24 at 8:35 am
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:35 am to ragincajun03
can i get some coordinates, bet the specks are thick there 
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:35 am to ragincajun03
WILSON!!!
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:35 am to ragincajun03
All this climate change and y’all still won’t stop driving f250s
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:36 am to ragincajun03
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LSU is currently studying the island and seems to think its formation has to do with dredging projects.
It's a sandbar. My completely unfounded hypothesis is that is was formed by the extra wave action/ extremely mild storm surge from Hurricane Beryl as it made it's way across the Gulf.
eta: Or exactly like they think, it's from dredging the Atchafalaya River shipping channel.
This post was edited on 8/19/24 at 9:10 am
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:38 am to Champagne
An island you can’t stand on because you’d just sink…
Yeah, that sounds like a sandbar.
Yeah, that sounds like a sandbar.
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:38 am to ragincajun03
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Lafayette native Harold Shoeffler discovered the island, and while it is unnamed at this time, don't be surprised to see it renamed Shoepstein's Island.
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:41 am to ragincajun03
Quicksand Island sounds like a place from a children's adventure story, from back when I thought quicksand would be more of a concern in my life than it turned out to be.,
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:43 am to ragincajun03
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Just off the coast of Morgan City
Not really...
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:48 am to ragincajun03
This is impossible, everyone knows the sea levels are rising! Trust the Science. 
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:48 am to ragincajun03
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To get a better look, we will be visiting the island in person next week. So stay tuned.
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Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:48 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
I'll be surprised if it's still there in a couple years
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:49 am to ragincajun03
That's kinda large (TWSS) to appear out of nowhere and no one else saw it. It had to be a relatively sudden formation (like a couple of weeks at most), right?
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:53 am to Champagne
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In my day, we'd just call that a "Sandbar".
Sounds more like a "Quicksand Bar" if you can sink into it when trying to stand on it.
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