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Governor Edwards tours Trinity-East Island April 6, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards, joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and state and local officials
yesterday
in touring construction activities on Trinity-East Island, one of three barrier islands being restored in the Terrebonne Basin.
The Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach Nourishment project is using $167 million in funds from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to restore Trinity-East Island, West Belle Headland, and Timbalier Island.
Trinity-East Island is part of the Isle Dernières Wildlife Refuge, a once-popular resort island on Louisiana’s Southeast coast. In 1856, Isle Dernière was destroyed by the Last Island Hurricane, causing it to eventually split into five individual islands.