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Grande Cheniere Ridge Marsh Creation

Implementing Organization

State of Louisiana

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$65,000,000

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)

Funding Program

Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement

Targeted Resources

Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries

Project Description

The project created 335 acres of marsh near Bayou Grande Cheniere and approximately 28,342 linear feet of earthen containment dike. Sediment from the Mississippi River borrow areas was dredged to obtain the marsh fill for this project.

Contact

Beth Golden
(225) 342-4708
beth.golden@la.gov
Project Website
Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

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