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Rebuilding Louisiana's disappearing coast: $2 billion+ project could soon be approved

Por: The Advocate Business September 21, 2022

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The federal and state trustees holding the purse strings for an unprecedented diversion project to help rebuild Louisiana's disappearing coast released a report Wednesday signaling they are likely to approve the plan that will cost as much as $2.26 billion.The project would be paid for with settlement money related to the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, overseen by the trustees.The new report on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is... + full article



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