The big diversion is too big a risk
The big diversion is too big

The big diversion is too big a risk
Unprecedented project intended to help Louisiana rebuild its disappearing coast
Project would mimic the processes that created southern Louisiana in the first place
Inside Billy Nungesser’s war on La. diversion project: ‘You just threatened the wrong guy’
New levee aimed at protecting river parishes from storm surges
Scientists predict 97% of bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay will die in diversion’s first 50 years
Category 4 storm’s surge, waves ripped up marsh grasses and washed them away
St. Tammany Parish Council no longer opposes sediment diversion project in Plaquemines Parish
Hurricane Ida damaged oyster beds, and the boats, docks and homes of oyster growers
Mississippi River sediment diversions receive broad support