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Louisiana leaders broke ground on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project on Aug. 10, 2023, but construction on the project has been delayed. Two separate lawsuits are challenging the impacts it could have on the state’s coastline. Louisiana is in danger of losing the more than $2 billion allocated for the project if it doesn’t commit to seeing it through.

Louisiana could be out billions of dollars if controversial coastal restoration stalls

The feds threaten to withhold $2.2 billion from the massive effort to save and restore the state’s diminishing coastline if leaders don’t act soon.

The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, a man-made navigational channel connecting the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans, is deemed a critical protection asset for the greater New Orleans area, and in 2017 was added to the list of restoration projects identified by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.

Coastal Desk

As funding dries up for Louisiana’s coastal restoration program, advocates are strategizing to sustain it

Terry L. Jones (Floodlight)

A coalition of environmental groups is pushing 18 projects to protect Gulf Coast communities from land loss and storm damage.

Coastal Desk

Officials Reduce Major Levee Project Price Tag, Hope To Entice Federal Funding

Travis Lux

Local officials hope a major levee project along the central Louisiana coast is one step closer to receiving federal funding.Morganza to the Gulf is a…

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The School on a Barge: New Harmony High Set to Embark Fall of 2018

Renée Peck

Some innovative educators in New Orleans are rethinking high school. When New Harmony High opens next year, it won’t look – or act -- like a conventional…

Coastal Desk

An Unexpected Victim Of August Floods: The Coastal Fishing Industry

Last August, several days of heavy rain flooded the Baton Rouge area. From Baton Rouge to Denham Springs to Gonzales -- rising waters flooded out around…

Coastal Desk

How Declaring A State of Emergency Could Speed Up Restoration Projects

Governor John Bel Edwards recently declared coastal land loss a "State of Emergency." Officials hope this will speed up federal approval of big coastal…

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Proposed Congressional Budget Includes Coastal Funding for Louisiana

On Monday, Congress unveiled a spending bill that would fund the federal government through September. It includes $9 million for coastal restoration…

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Interior Secretary Zinke Signs Orders to Review Drilling Regulations

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week calling for more oil and gas drilling. But the final call is up to the Secretary of the…

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St. John the Baptist Parish Files Lawsuit Against Oil and Gas Companies

St. John the Baptist is the latest parish to file a lawsuit against oil and gas companies. Parish officials say the industry is partially to blame for…

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Governor Edwards Proclaims State of Emergency for Louisiana Coast

Governor John Bel Edwards has declared Louisiana’s ongoing coastal land loss a state of emergency. It’s part of the state’s strategy to speed up coastal…