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$40.8M for marsh creation project in Plaquemines Parish (LA) February 4, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
Plaquemines Parish officials have announced another coastal restoration project award from Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA).
The project is located in Breton Sound Basin, Plaquemines Parish, west of Delacroix along Bayou Gentilly in Louisiana.
“Allocating these funds to projects in our parish means big steps are being taken toward bringing projects to reality. Marsh creation is key. Overall, marshes provide vital habitat for hundreds of thousands of birds and nursery habitat for a variety of fish and shellfish crucial to Plaquemines Parish’s fishing industry,” said Plaquemines Parish President