coastal restoration

Can Sewage Save Wetlands? One Louisiana City Decided To Find Out

By Ryan Kailath • Mar 4, 2016
Albert Poche stands on a "floating mat" of vegetation in the Four-Mile Marsh outside of Ponchatoula. The City of Hammond is discharging 3-4 million gallons per day of partially-treated sewage into the marsh.
Ryan Kailath / WWNO

 

St. Bernard Parish is considering a new marsh creation project: adding partially-treated sewage to Bayou Bienvenue, east of New Orleans. The idea is to build up vegetation—and spur marsh creation—by tapping the natural fertilizer that humans around the world create daily.

 


Federal Budget Proposal Strips Money For Gulf Coast Restoration

By • Feb 11, 2016
Lane Lefort / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The president’s federal budget proposal includes a plan to give away money set aside to restore the Gulf Coast to other states.

Landowners Encouraged To Convert Old Farmland To Wetlands

By • Jan 20, 2016
Weenta Girmay

State officials want landowners to convert old farmland to wetlands. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.

Report Highlights Cost Of Continued Land Loss

By • Dec 19, 2015
Jesse Hardman / WWNO

A new state study says land loss could cost Louisiana a lot of money if nothing is done. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority commissioned the study, which was done by LSU and the RAND Corporation.

Federal Spending Bill Includes Money For Coast

By • Dec 17, 2015
Jesse Hardman

Congress will vote Friday on the federal spending bill and that could mean more money for Louisiana. It includes more than $10 million for the Louisiana Coastal Area Program (LCA.) The program is a partnership between the Army Corps of Engineers and the state.

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