Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced that three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of beach, dune, marsh and ridge in southeast Louisiana.
Final webinar on the Mid-Barataria project May 25, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The final community conversation webinar on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project will take place on Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00 p.m.
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers recently released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the LA TIG released its Draft Restoration Plan on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. The release of these two documents represents a critical milestone in the permitting process for the project.
CPRA, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG), and Restore the Mississippi River Delta have partnered to host a virtual webinars on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion as an informal opportunity to learn more about the project and how to provide formal public comments to USACE.
Edwards announces three coastal restoration projects May 20, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday announced three large-scale coastal restoration projects are now under construction to restore more than 2,900 acres of beach, dune, marsh and ridge in four parishes in Southeast Louisiana.
The Spanish Pass marsh restoration near the town of Venice, the West Grand Terre barrier island restoration near Grand Isle, and the Golden Triangle marsh restoration east of New Orleans and Chalmette, will address significant land loss due to erosion and subsidence and restore a combined total of nearly five square miles of coastal land.
“The rebuilding of one of our most important barrier islands in West Grand Terre, along with the restoration of crucial marshland in Spanish Pass and Golden Triangle, are major components in our long-term approach to creating a sustainable coast,” said
USACE: Mid-Barataria meetings starting today April 6, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
Starting today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) will jointly conduct three virtual public meetings about the proposed Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project.
The meetings will allow participants to learn more about the proposed Mid-Barataria project and have feedback on the recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and/or Draft Restoration Plan.
The virtual public meetings are taking place:
Meeting 1: Tuesday, April 6 from 9 – 12 p.m.
Meeting 2: Wednesday, April 7 from 1 – 4 p.m.
Meeting 3: Thursday, April 8 from 6 – 9 p.m.
The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is one of the largest and most innovative coastal restoration efforts ever undertaken, and one of the largest environmental infrastructure projects in the history of the United States.