Officials at the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals said the study's findings were consistent with what they had seen in the field.
Final reports indicate that the official death toll, according to the Louisiana Department of Health, was 1,464 people.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries dispatched 250 agents in boats.
He was an assistant state attorney general of Louisiana Department of Justice from 1980 to 1984.
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals closed the affected growing area on Dec. 21.
The fort itself is also part of a wave protection project being conducted by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.
The current Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries was created in 1975.
In 1960, a portion of the property was dedicated to the Louisiana Department of Corrections.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confirmed the sightings.
It is owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.