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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 do the most critical work first, and that’s why we’re standing on the barrier islands because this the first line of defense against approaching storms.” ....
Governor Edwards tours Trinity-East Island April 6, 2021, by Eldin Ganic Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards, joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and state and local officials yesterday in touring construction activities on Trinity-East Island, one of three barrier islands being restored in the Terrebonne Basin. The Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach Nourishment project is using $167 million in funds from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to restore Trinity-East Island, West Belle Headland, and Timbalier Island. Trinity-East Island is part of the Isle Dernières Wildlife Refuge, a once-popular resort island on Louisiana’s Southeast coast. In 1856, Isle Dernière was destroyed by the Last Island Hurricane, causing it to eventually split into five individual islands. ....
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 place,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said during a visit Monday to Trinity-East Island. “We have to do the most critical work first, and that’s why we’re standing on the barrier islands because this the first line of defense against approaching storms.” ....
Gov. John Bel Edwards and other officials tour barrier island project off Terrebonne houmatoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from houmatoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Louisiana's biggest barrier island restoration yet, $167M timesunion.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesunion.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.