East Orleans Landbridge Restoration
Implementing Organization
State of Louisiana
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$4,900,000
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
This project will conduct engineering and design for the creation and and restoration of the marsh habitat that separates Lake Pontchartrain from Lake Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico. The project will include up to 1,563 acres of wetlands created using hydraulically dredged sediment from potential borrow area in Lake St. Catherine/Bay Jaune, and up to 21,597 ft. of living shoreline protection features.
Contact
Beth Golden(225) 342-4708
beth.golden@la.gov
Project Website
None
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