BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana has begun construction of a $67 million project to create miles (kilometers) of oyster reefs to protect the shoreline in a New Orleans suburb. Money for the Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline comes from an $8.8 billion restoration fund set up in a settlement with BP after the 2010 oil spill.
After severe weather threats and tornado damage struck parts of southeast Louisiana this March, Louisiana residents and LSU students are still recovering.
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