The wider the island, the less sand is lost from the system, ... That does have important implications for future coastal restoration efforts.

We have a very serious situation facing the future of our casino industry,

It really does symbolize a lot of what we've been through and our hope for the future.

Certainly there's a lot less sand behind those breakwaters since Hurricane Katrina, ... But, having said that, it looks like it could have been a lot worse.

Very, very fragile looking system,

We pretty much knew this would happen somewhere along the line.