Nation Tropical Storm Barry brings familiar question to sinking Louisiana island: Stay or go? July 12, 2019Andrew J. Yawn, Lafayette Daily AdvertiserComments Off on Tropical Storm Barry brings familiar question to sinking Louisiana island: Stay or go? Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, was once a 22,000-acre saltwater oasis. But because of erosion and rising sea levels, it has shrunk to 300 acres.