Champions of restoring Louisiana’s coastal wetlands recently celebrated another milestone when they marked the rebuilding of a natural ridge in Spanish Pass, west of Venice in southern Plaquemines Parish. The Spanish Pass project comprises nearly 1,700 acres of freshly formed land extending about six miles into Yellow Cotton Bay.
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA) has voted unanimously to approve the 2023 Coastal Master Plan and the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Plan.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved permits this week for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project, capping off a six-year environmental review process.