{"id":23764,"date":"2020-10-08T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=23764"},"modified":"2021-05-11T09:57:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T16:57:30","slug":"a-resilient-paradise-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2020\/10\/08\/a-resilient-paradise-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"A Resilient Paradise: Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bMto1eaNdQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c[PAC] has brought so many people it\u2019s our lives and to watch that wash away, I didn\u2019t want to witness it, so I went to bed. And the next morning when I came out\u2026 everything was gone.\u201d &#8211; Eddie<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anglers remember Pointe-Aux-Chenes for the fishing, but they return for the people, culture and hospitality. Famous for its Redfish and low country boils, PAC Kayak Rentals has built a community where anglers come as strangers and leave as family.<\/p>\n<p>According to NRS Fishing team angler Jameson Redding, \u201cWhat Louisiana has to offer and what Pointe-Aux-Chenes has to offer when it comes to fishing\u2026 there\u2019s nothing else like it on the planet.\u201d But what happens when a hurricane destroys everything&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Hurricane Barry\u2019s storm surge flooded the area with nine feet of water, completely decimating PAC. Watch as this community of anglers comes together to rebuild this resilient paradise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: If you missed <a href=\"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2020\/07\/09\/a-resilient-paradise-bahamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>A Resilient Paradise: Bahamas<\/strong>, watch it now!<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c[PAC] has brought so many people it\u2019s our lives and to watch that wash away, I didn\u2019t want to witness it, so I went to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":23766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[560,371,25,358,543,507,462,39],"class_list":["post-23764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tight-lines","tag-a-resilient-paradise","tag-adventure-travel","tag-fishing","tag-flyfishing","tag-louisiana","tag-nrs-films","tag-nrs-fishing","tag-videos-2","post-grid"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Resilient Paradise: Louisiana | Duct Tape Diaries | NRS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pointe-Aux-Chenes has built a community of anglers that feels like family. 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