Lori Ryker-- ARCADIA:ACADIA

Lori's last lecture began by stating some cold hard facts between her home of Montana and our state of Louisiana. Montana is roughly 50% developed and 50% natural landscape. Unlike Louisiana, which has 70% development and 30% natural landscape.

I felt that this was because "you can't move mountains"...Louisiana seems easier to develope because our terrain enables it.

She spoke of the mysterious Arcadia..a land of peace ad tranquility. She compared to to Acadia "the myth that lost its R"... Which is Louisiana. Louisiana was once an Arcadia. But development has taken over most of this state's tranquility and natural landscape.