New levee aimed at protecting river parishes from storm surges
West Shore levee environmental study hearings

New levee aimed at protecting river parishes from storm surges
$1.2 million levee would protect parishes from hurricane storm surges, sea level rise
No permit required for Maurepas diversion if it becomes part of West Shore levee project: Corps
A new levee could protect thousands. But where do you get 150,000 dump trucks’ worth of dirt?
The freshwater diversion will help offset wetland destruction caused by new levees along Lake Pontchartrain.
More than 50 projects contemplated for southeast Louisiana
‘It’s pretty early in the season for flooding’
Corps approval allows Congress to consider authorizing and funding the project
Louisiana levees, infrastructure projects to get $2.7B boost from infrastructure, disaster bills
A big roadblock to a huge, long-delayed Baton Rouge flooding project has been cleared