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Our Views: Big Barataria marsh project is vital to Louisiana’s coast

Por: The Advocate Opinion September 26, 2022

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After years of planning and debate about its effects on the coast, Louisiana’s diversion project in the Barataria Basin appears to be ready to go.Federal and state trustees overseeing the funding of what could be are poised to approve the money. Earlier, an environmental impact statement years in the making was approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.The money will come from settlements to lawsuits and penalties from the 2010 BP oil spill... + full article



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