July 15 public meeting on proposed Terrebonne barrier island restoration

Published July 13, 2010

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, in partnership with the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, is hosting a public meeting to gather comments on the proposed Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration project, which focuses on the barrier islands systems in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

This project is part of the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) ecosystem restoration program.

“The Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration project is comprised of Isles Dernieres and the Timbalier Islands, which have suffered a significant reduction in size and stability,” said Wes LeBlanc, OCPR study manager. “The objectives of the project would be to restore form and function by enlarging the existing barrier islands and reducing the number of breaches in the island systems.”

The meeting presentation will cover all alternatives considered in the planning of the proposed restoration project and will provide a venue for the public to comment on the tentatively selected plan identified in the draft feasibility study. Copies of the draft feasibility study are available online at www.lca.gov.

The LCA Program, and the recommended projects contained within it, are the culmination of the Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Study, which was initiated in 2001 and is jointly managed by the Corps and the state of Louisiana to help address the state's severe coastal land-loss problems.

Meeting details are:

When: Thursday, July 15, 2010

Open house 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Presentation 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Discussion 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Where: Dumas Auditorium

301 West Tunnel Blvd.

Houma, LA 70360

Questions or comments concerning the LCA “Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration” feasibility study should be addressed to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

c/o Public Affairs

PO Box 60267

New Orleans, LA 70160-0267

Phone: 504-862-2201

Fax: 504-862-1724


Release no. 10-055