Recreational Use Improvements at Barataria Preserve in Jefferson Parish - Jean Lafitte National Historic Park
Implementing Organization
US Department of the Interior
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$1,284,062
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Recreational Use
Project Actions
Engineering and/or Construction
Targeted Resources
Recreational Resources
Project Description
The project will enhance recreational activities within the Barataria Preserve, which is located within the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park in Jefferson Parish. The original project involved replacing and renovating the existing Visitor Center wooden boardwalk trail within the preserve and placing new wayside exhibits on that trail. However, that project became prohibitively expensive and was revised to improve 2,490 ft of nearby dirt trails (Christmas Road and Ring Levee Trail) at a much lower cost per linear foot. These improvements and the fabrication of a new wayside exhibit for this area were completed in 2023 (except for a section of handrail). The improvements will make the trail resilient to flooding, safer for visitors, and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. A Wayside Plan has yet to be prepared to determine the content and design of approximately 30 wayside exhibits that will replace the current exhibits in the larger Barataria Unit trail system; however, the first step in that process -- preparation of a "Starter Proposal" -- was completed in 2021.
Contact
Nanciann Regalado(678) 296-6805
nanciann_regalado@fws.gov
Project Website
None
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