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Louisiana to get $261M for southwest Louisiana marsh creation The U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved Louisiana’s plan to spend $261 million in settlement money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill for marsh restoration in southwest Louisiana, the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority announced Friday. The plan focuses mainly on drainage improvements and marsh creation and nourishment. “The implementation plan incorporates the best available science and enables us to move forward with the extensive ecosystem restoration southwest Louisiana so critically ne...

Louisiana’s biggest barrier island restoration yet, $167M Dredges, pumps and bulldozers are at work on Louisiana’s biggest barrier island restoration yet, a $167 million project using BP oil spill money. Pipelines are pumping sand 15 miles to build 1,100 acres of marsh, dune and beach on three barrier islands and a headland, The Courier reports. Work began in summer 2019 and is expected to be complete in January. “It’s really good to be out here and see first-hand the work that has taken place,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said during a visit Monday to Trinity-East Island. “We have to d...

Louisiana's biggest barrier island restoration yet, $167M April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail TRINITY-EAST ISLAND, La. (AP) — Dredges, pumps and bulldozers are at work on Louisiana’s biggest barrier island restoration yet, a $167 million project using BP oil spill money. Pipelines are pumping sand 15 miles (25 kilometers) to build 1,100 acres (445 hectares) of marsh, dune and beach on three barrier islands and a headland, The Courier reports. Work began in summer 2019 and is expected to be complete in January. “It’s really good to be out here and see first-hand the work that has taken ...

by David Jacobs, The Center Square  | March 11, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article A proposed $2 billion project could protect and restore thousands of acres of Louisiana wetlands, but there will be work to do to mitigate the potential downsides, officials said Wednesday. “This is a big deal,” said Chip Kline, who chairs the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “This is the largest coastal restoration project of its kind anywhere in the country.” The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion would direct sediment from the Mississippi River ...

$2B project could restore wetlands, but concerns over impacts A proposed $2 billion project could protect and restore thousands of acres of Louisiana wetlands, but there will be work to do to mitigate the potential downsides, officials said Wednesday. “This is a big deal,” said Chip Kline, who chairs the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “This is the largest coastal restoration project of its kind anywhere in the country.” The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion would direct sediment from the Mississippi River into the Barataria basin to rebuild coastal wetlands in ...