Work begins to restore Louisiana island that is home to thousands of brown pelicans
Work begins to restore Louisiana island that is home to thousands of brown pelicans Settlement from 2010 Gulf oil spill funds $16 million project Rabbit Island, site of $16 million coastal restoration project (Source: WVUE) By John Snell | January 12, 2021 at 10:56 AM CST - Updated January 12 at 10:56 AM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Restoration work has begun on Rabbit Island in Cameron Parish, the only brown pelican colony in Southwest Louisiana. The $16.4 million project is funded with settlement money from from the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “After a devastating hurricane se...