re: Maurepas Swamp Diversion Project

Not really. The main detriments to the entire Maurepas basin are a) the cypress clear cut logging b) the interstate, railroads, spoil banks etc that have impounded various portions of the swamp. Cypress saplings need a variation of wet and dry and at the moment, a lot of them just get the wet part. The future West Shore LAke Ponthartrain levee will impound more.

Also, there has been extensive modeling done and it has all shown a small freshwater diversion is all that's needed to freshen most of the southern part of the basin.

Currently, the modeling is under review. Sadly it had taken roughly a decade to study, which is unacceptable.