Governor Tate Reeves stopped by the City of Bay St. Louis to announce the plans for the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act Project. Reeves declared $2.7 million in GOMESA monies will be given to Hancock County for Atlantic Street Area Sewer System improvements. These funds have been distributed to many counties along the Coast […]
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ST. MARY PARISH, La. â U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) on Thursday visited the Port of Morgan City. While there, he toured the Bayou Chene Floodgate Project and viewed the port s new dredge. The Bayou Chene Floodgate Project is a local solution to protect against flooding, said Dr. Cassidy. Good for us all that the St. Mary Parish Levee District and Port of Morgan City got this done.
The Bayou Chene Floodgate Project received $80 million from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA), of which Cassidy has been a major champion. According to the St. Mary Levee District, the project is under budget and on time, and will protect hundreds of thousands in south Louisiana from backwater flooding due to riverine flooding.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards testified before federal lawmakers at the nation’s capital on Thursday. Edwards, a Democrat, wants President Joe Biden to reconsider the moratorium he instituted on new oil and gas lease sales in federal waters as soon as he took office.
The ban includes sales of leases in the Gulf of Mexico. Many environmentalists support the move.
So far, the pause hasn’t had a huge impact on business in Louisiana, but Edwards warned the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that eventually the state will start losing money. He says oil money is essential for restoring the coast, especially through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA), which dedicates a percentage of lease sale fees to Gulf states.
Reeves announces $2.67 million GOMESA project in Gautier
Updated May 06, 2021;
GAUTIER, Miss. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was in Gautier Wednesday, announcing a $2.67 million sewer improvement project to be funded through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA).
“This is a much-needed project for the City of Gautier and for Jackson County,” Reeves said during the announcement at Gautier City Hall. “I am very grateful for the hard work from the Department of Marine Resources, the City of Gautier, and our coastal House and Senate delegation members. This is the first of many projects across all counties that we will announce on our beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast.”