Directed by filmmaker John Richie and produced by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, “Iron Sharpens Iron” chronicles Ironton’s fight against the development of the Plaquemines Liquids Terminal (PLT) atop their ancestral burial grounds, as well as the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida. Every structure in the community, which is outside of the levee protection system, was damaged in the storm.

The film is part of the LEH initiative “Coastal Impacts: An Integrated Approach for Community Adaptation, Understanding and Planning,” which assists local communities in building intergenerational coastal literacy through community conversations around books, film and exhibitions, fostering greater understanding of and support for coastal restoration projects.