Por: The Advocate Business July 24, 2024
Construction of the could result in a boon in sales revenue, jobs and taxes for both Plaquemines Parish, where it is being built, and for the five-parish area surrounding it, a new study funded by a consortium of environmental groups says. However, commercial fishers in the area say the study's failure to account for damage to their industry once the diversion is operating provides a skewed view of the economics associated with it. The... + full article
The Advocate USA Business January 13, 2024
Two Plaquemines Parish oyster companies, a recreational oyster fisher and the Earth Island Institute environmental group filed a lawsuit in federal court in New Orleans on Thursday to stop the planned Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, which the state says will build 21 square... + más
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Baton Rouge judge blocks Plaquemines Parish order halting huge river diversion project | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business January 12, 2024
Plaquemines Parish oyster growers, enviros sue to stop diversion | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business November 10, 2023
Plaquemines Parish is suing the state to halt work on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion over concerns the will increase flood dangers in the rapidly eroding parish. Filed Thursday afternoon at the 25th Judicial District Court in Pointe-a-la-Hache, the lawsuit demands that the... + más
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A year after $13.2 billion backing, Plaquemines LNG locks up another $7.8 billion in financing | 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 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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