Updated May 31, 2005

PURPOSE. Provide a 100-year level of hurricane protection to about 2,300 acres of residential and commercial land and 9,400 acres of agricultural land. An additional 4,500 acres of mostly undeveloped land is also included within the protected area.

LOCATION. Southeast Louisiana, about 30 miles southwest of New Orleans, along Bayou Lafourche between the communities of Larose and Golden Meadow in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (a distance of about 16 miles).

SPONSOR. South Lafourche Levee District. The project is cost shared 70 percent federal and 30 percent non-federal.

LOCATION. The project is located in southeast Louisiana, about 30 miles southwest of New Orleans, along Bayou Lafourche between Larose and Golden Meadow in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (a distance of about 16 miles).

AUTHORITY.  The Flood Control Act of 1965 (PL 89-298). 

FEATURES.  Most of the project is a ring levee about 40 miles in length protecting the areas along the east and west banks of Bayou Lafourche, extending from Larose to just south of Golden Meadow. Floodwalls were constructed in areas where the congested nature of improvements and limited right-of-way prevented the construction of levees. The project also features navigable floodgates on Bayou Lafourche at its upper and lower limits. In lieu of the eight gravity drainage structures that were authorized as part of the project, the locals chose to pay the additional cost for pump stations. 

COSTS, in millions