Shell Island East
Implementing Organization
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$47,600,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)
Funding Program
Berms to Barriers Project
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Targeted Resources
Barrier Islands
Project Description
Shell Island East created 83 acres of marsh and 188 acres of dune and beach on the eastern lobe of Shell Island in Plaquemines Parish using 2.17 million cubic yards of sediment dredged from the Mississippi River. This project restored an eroded barrier island that acts as a buffer against coastal erosion and helped to re-establish a productive habitat.
Contact
James PahlNone
James.Pahl@la.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
Additional acreage is marsh area that will be created by 20 years after project date.