Bayou La Loutre Ridge Restoration
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Breton Ridge Restoration includes the restoration of two historic ridges on either side of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO), Bayou Terre aux Boeufs and Bayou La Loutre. Bayou La Loutre begins in Yscloskey and extends into the southeastern Biloxi marshes. Bayou La Loutre ridge is actually comprised of two parallel natural levees flanking old Bayou La Loutre (Otter Bayou), which is part of the structural underpinning of the Biloxi marshes. Construction of the MRGO breached the ridges, dramatically altering the …
Calcasieu-Sabine Large-Scale Marsh and Hydrologic Restoration Project
The Chenier Plain, located in Southwest Louisiana, is part of the Calcasieu-Sabine Basin and home to the Calcasieu Ship Channel. While the Calcasieu Ship Channel is a critical asset for navigation for the entire region, it also poses one of its greatest threats—allowing increasing amounts of salt water into nearby ecologically important freshwater marshes. This project’s purpose is to produce large-scale marsh drainage improvements that reduce the flood stress currently driving marsh vulnerability in the region. This will be done …
Atchafalaya Diversions
The Atchafalaya Diversions 2023 Coastal Master Plan project consists of two proposed projects diverting water and sediment from the Atchafalaya River: Atchafalaya River Diversion and Increase Atchafalaya Flow to Terrebonne. The Atchafalaya River Sediment Diversion will provide basin-wide benefits to marshes in southwest Terrebonne Parish. This project will see sediment and fresh water diverted into the marshes to help build land and sustain other nearby projects planned for construction like the Mauvais Bois Ridge Restoration. The wetlands in Terrebonne Basin …