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EDITORIAL: Barriers—the good kind

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$102 Million Project To Restore Louisiana Barrier Island

A $102 million project to restore 256 acres of beaches and dunes and 143 acres of marsh is taking shape on a barrier island just east of Grand Isle, La. ....

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See how $100 million is being spent to restore Louisiana's barrier islands

See how $100 million is being spent to restore Louisiana s barrier islands
The price tag for the project on West Grand Terre Island is $102 million. Almost all of the funding comes from settlements from the BP oil spill.
Author: Thanh Truong / Eyewitness News
Published: 7/28/2021 6:43:19 PM
Updated: 6:43 PM CDT July 28, 2021
GRAND ISLE, La. On Wednesday, we got a unique look at an effort that can help protect Louisiana from hurricanes and tropical storms.
The coastal protection and restoration authority invited a handful of journalists to see how roughly millions of dollars are being spent to restore and reinforce a barrier island just off the Louisiana coast. ....

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Coastal News Today | LA - Work to restore nearly 5 square miles of Louisiana coast

Coastal News Today | LA - Work to restore nearly 5 square miles of Louisiana coast
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Coastal News Today | LA - Three more Louisiana coastal restoration projects to create 5 square miles of land

They are designed to:
Restore key features of West Grand Terre Island in Jefferson Parish
Build a more than 7-mile line of wetlands and coastal ridge along Spanish Pass, near Venice in Plaquemines Parish
Restore wetlands in the Golden Triangle area along northwest Lake Borgne in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish.
“They will combat erosion, subsidence and saltwater intrusion, and create nearly 5 square miles of land” in some of the most valuable and vulnerable locations along the state’s coastline, Edwards said during a news conference on Coastal Day at the Legislature.
The projects are funded by $256.6 million in fines and natural resource compensation payments by BP and its drilling partners in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. ....

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