Por: The Advocate Business August 10, 2023
Gov. John Bel Edwards this morning will officially kick off construction of Louisiana's most ambitious wetlands restoration effort to date, at a groundbreaking ceremony near Ironton on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Decades in the making, the massive $2.9 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion aims to recreate the river's ancient, natural land-building processes by diverting a portion of the Mississippi's freshwater,... + full article
The Advocate USA Business August 10, 2023
It took a team of nearly 30 trained personnel using specially equipped boats and a van to humanely capture and relocate a mother and baby bottlenose dolphin from a tidal pond near Grand Isle to open water this past June.The complex operation had a simple goal: Setting the pair... + más
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The Advocate USA Business June 01, 2023
A long-delayed $25 million, five-year study of how to manage the from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the Gulf of Mexico was officially launched by the on Thursday. The is aimed at a variety of issues involving the river's future management, including hurricane and storm damage... + más
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The Advocate USA Business March 09, 2023
Louisiana was granted the final necessary funds Wednesday to build the unprecedented Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, with construction expected to start later this year on the nearly $3 billion project aimed at helping slow the land loss The last set of funding will come from... + más
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The Advocate USA Business February 23, 2023
Freshwater from Louisiana's proposed $800 million could pose a significant threat to oysters and other fisheries in Mississippi Sound, according to a new study commissioned by the .When the diversion’s water is added to an average of Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain... + más
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The Advocate USA Business February 02, 2023
The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Louisiana's largest-ever project to rebuild coastal land, was approved on Wednesday to receive $2.26 billion to move forward with construction, with work expected to begin on the unprecedented plans later this year.The decision was... + más
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The Advocate USA Business January 16, 2023
Louisiana's may have a hidden cost Louisianans will pay when they order a round of oysters or buy a bag of shrimp at the grocery store.The $2.5 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion will likely have the unintended consequence of jacking up the price of Louisiana seafood,... + más
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The Advocate USA Business December 20, 2022
Louisiana's proposed $2.5 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, designed to reconnect the Mississippi River with the Barataria Basin to create as much as 21 square miles of wetlands by 2070, was awarded key permits by the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday that could... + más
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