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