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Louisiana's unprecedented project to restore coastal land may see boost from new study

Por: The Advocate Politics November 12, 2022

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Louisiana's hugely ambitious plan to rebuild part of its coast by diverting sediment from the Mississippi River has been the subject of intense debate. A new study may bolster the case of those in favor.The study looks at two smaller-scale projects that are in some ways predecessors to the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, the $2 billion plan to slow land loss erasing Louisiana's coast. Construction on that project could begin as early... + full article



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