Por: The Advocate Politics August 12, 2023
Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the $2.9 billion , which will use sediment, water and nutrients from the Mississippi River to build as much as 21 square miles of new land in in Plaquemines and Jefferson parishes over the next 50 years, has been both praised and derided by environmental organizations, fishers and public officials. The two-mile-long channel and gate system, being built on the river’s west bank near Ironton, is scheduled... + 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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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... + más
Oysters in Mississippi Sound at risk from Louisiana diversion plan, study says | The Advocate
Louisiana's biggest land-building project likely to cause spike in shrimp, oyster prices | The Advocate
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
See the projects in Louisiana's coastal master plan | The Advocate
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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
CDC: Norovirus Outbreak Linked To Raw Oysters From Texas, At Least 211 Ill | Forbes
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
He has seen the future of Louisiana's coast -- and is now explaining it | The Advocate
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
Letters: Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is a critical tool for the job | The Advocate
'It’s going to wipe us out': Fishing industry vows to sue over $2 billion land-building project | The Advocate
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