Abstract
Louisiana is located centrally on the east-west coast north of the Gulf of Mexico. From the standpoint of structural geology it lies on the northern flank of the Gulf Coast geosyncline. This major structure started to form during the Lower Cretaceous, and it has remained a site of active deposition ever since. During the Neogene and Quaternary southern Louisiana has experienced tilting towards the geosynclinal trough. Actual uplift in the north has accompanied actual subsidence in the south.
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Russell, R.J. (1971). The Coast of Louisiana. In: Steers, J.A. (eds) Applied Coastal Geomorphology. Geographical Readings. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15424-1_6
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