Despite land loss, Native American community clings to life along the Mississippi River

Along a sliver of land, a funeral procession brings Ronald Phillips home. First by land, then down the bayou, the 65-year-old man friends called "Killa" takes his last ride.

Last Friday, friends and family crowded onto an oyster boat for the half-mile trip to a small cemetery, which, like the homes here, is accessible only by boat.

http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-news/new-orleans-news/item/838493-despite-land-loss-native-american-community-clings-to-life-along-the-mississippi-river