The Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District has asked Congress to add $28 million to the fiscal year 2024 federal budget to elevate part of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane levee system to as high as 18 feet, after the Biden administration failed to include funds for the project in its proposed budget.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined federal, state and local officials last Friday in celebrating the start of construction for a new Humble Canal Floodgate, marking the first segment of the critical 98-mile Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Risk Reduction System to be built with federal dollars.