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Louisiana officially canceling Mid-Barataria Diversion, state's biggest coastal project
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:38 pm
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The state is officially canceling the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Louisiana's biggest-ever coastal restoration project, and moving to replace it with a smaller-scale version accompanied with other elements, with officials citing ballooning costs among other factors.
The announcement on Thursday had been widely anticipated, but remained a major development considering the years of study and evaluation that had gone into the $3 billion unprecedented project.
"The state of Louisiana, through its Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), has reached an agreement with the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group to terminate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project," a statement from trustees overseeing funds from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill said.
Tony Alford, who chairs Gov. Jeff Landry's advisory commission on coastal issues, also confirmed the state was moving to cancel the project.
"At the end of the day, it's just something that we just could not afford, no way, shape or form," Alford said.
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:40 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Oyster farmers STACKED
Anyone with land down there frickED
Anyone with land down there frickED
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:42 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Go ahead just let it wash away
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:45 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Rising costs... Imagine that... And people wonder why this state is a shite hole.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:45 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
At least Landry cut taxes on yachts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:46 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Plaquemines and St Bernard should not receive a single further dollar for restoration. Let them fall into the Gulf.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:47 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
This was the expected outcome once Landry and Nungesser got in the Capitol. They are taking a short-sighted self-enriching solution to a long-term existential problem for Louisiana. As the saying goes, elections have consequences.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:48 pm to Ingeniero
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Anyone with land down there frickED
I, for one, am excited about my forthcoming beachfront property in Lafayette.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:48 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
When I gotta pee or poop when fishing. Gonna do it over an oyster bed.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:57 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
So Landry is taking kickbacks from the oyster lobby, and the pogie boats. Got it. Talk about voter remorse. Bc I have it big time.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 3:59 pm to LSU Neil
Time to just get rid of the levees and let nature take back over.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:01 pm to man in the stadium
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Plaquemines and St Bernard should not receive a single further dollar for restoration
5 years from now will be interesting to see how much FEMA is charging for flood insurance in those two parishes
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:02 pm to TigerintheNO
Cutting their nose off to spite their face. And I have absolutely no sympathy. Screw em.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:03 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Where csn we sign up for the studies?
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:03 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
So fricking stupid.
At some point somebody needs to just go blow a bunch of holes in the levees just past chalmette or belle chasse and let it rebuild naturally
At some point somebody needs to just go blow a bunch of holes in the levees just past chalmette or belle chasse and let it rebuild naturally
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:22 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
One thing to be said about this is it was a 50 year long project that would only create 25 mi.² of land in one small area and it was gonna cost $3 billion, this was not gonna protect much of the coast only a small area of Jefferson in Saint Bernard Parish on one side of the river
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:24 pm to Boston911
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create 25 mi
It would create net land. It was going to take a project on this scale to compensate for the land loss rate.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:27 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Hopefully the Corps is just going sit on their hands with Neptune Pass now as a frick you.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:28 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
My absolute favorite is the classic pathological lie of "this will hurt the wildlife!"
As if you give a flying frick about the wildlife.
As if you give a flying frick about the wildlife.
Posted on 7/17/25 at 4:29 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
This is a big mistake.
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