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LCA Critical Nerm-Term Restoration Projects

The 15 critical, near-term restoration projects identified in the Louisiana Coastal Area program are intended to provide relief from coastal landloss and supplement large-scale, long-term restoration programs and studies that will restore natural features and ecosystem processes.  Several restoration techniques are employed in these projects, including river diversions, marsh creation and barrier island restoration.

Small Diversion at Hope Canal

The feasibility study for this project was not initiated under the Louisiana Coastal Area program. 

The State of Louisiana is pursuing this effort under a separate program.

Medium Diversion at Myrtle Grove (MDMG) - Suspended

The Medium Diversion at Myrtle Grove with Dedicated Dredging feasibility study (MDMG) is a Mississippi River diversion with dedicated dredging ecosystem restoration project identified in the LCA program.  It was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(c)(1)(E) and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The Medium Diversion at Myrtle Grove is located near the community of Myrtle Grove on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, LA.  The study area covers the Barataria Basin from north of Lake Cataouatche south to the Gulf of Mexico in Lafourche, Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes.

map of project area

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Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration - Suspended

The Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration (TBBSR) project is a barrier island restoration project identified in the LCA program.  It was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(3)(A) and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana(CPRA) is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration project is located within the Timbalier and Isles Dernieres barrier island chains in Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

Map of project area

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Convey Atchafalaya River to N. Terrebonne Marshes/Multipurpose Operation of the Houma Nav Canal Lock - Suspended

The Convey Atchafalaya River Water to Northern Terrebonne Marshes project is a water management project identified in the LCA program.  It was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(3)(A) and the State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The Convey Atchafalaya River Water to Northern Terrebonne Marshes project is located within the Terrebonne marshes, generally south of the Gulf Intracoastal Water Way (GIWW).

Map of study area

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Small Diversion at Convent/Blind River - Suspended

The Small Diversion at Convent/Blind River project is a freshwater diversion project identified in the LCA program.  It was one of six projects (LCA 6) authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(3) and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The project is located within the Maurepas Swamp, which is located in Ascension and St. James Parishes, Louisiana.

Study Area Map

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Amite River Diversion Canal Modification - Suspended

The Amite River Diversion Canal Modification (ARDC) project is the modification to the existing Amite River Diversion Canal to improve hydrologic cycles in the project area and includes the construction of gaps in the embankments of the diversion canal.  The project was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(3)(A) and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The study area, located within the Pontchartrain Basin, is situated along the Amite River Diversion Canal.  The project focus is approximately 19,000 acres of bald cypress-tupelo swamp habitat adjacent to the diversion canal, extending northward and southward from the canal in the western portion of the Maurepas Swamp.

Project Study Area

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Medium Diversion at White Ditch - Suspended

The Medium Diversion at White Ditch project is a freshwater/sediment diversion project identified in the LCA program.  It was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(3)(A). The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The Medium Diversion at White Ditch project is located near Phoenix, on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

Project Study Area

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LCA Study and EIS

Gulf Shoreline Restoration at Point au Fer Island - Suspended

The Gulf Shoreline at Point Au Fer Island project is an ecosystem restoration project designed to maintain the hydrologic separation of the Gulf of Mexico from interior marshes by ensuring shoreline integrity.  The project was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(1) and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana(CPRA) is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The study area is located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, approximately 30 miles south of Morgan City, near the southeast portion of Atchafalaya Bay.

Project Study Area

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Landbridge Between Caillou Lake and Gulf of Mexico -Suspended

The Maintain Land Bridge between Caillou Lake and the Gulf of Mexico project is a shoreline protection and marsh restoration project designed to reduce the current degradation of the land bridge between the Gulf of Mexico and Caillou Lake.  The project was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(1) and the State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the   cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The study area, approximately 60 square miles in size, is located in south central Terrebonne Parish, about 38 miles southeast of Morgan City, Louisiana.  The land bridge area encompasses approximately 2,800 acres of wetlands and is located between Caillou Lake (also known as Sister Lake) to the north and the Gulf of Mexico, and between Bayou Grand du Large and Bayou Grand Caillou.

Study Area Map

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Modification to Caernarvon Diversion - Suspended

The Modification of Caernarvon Diversion project is a restoration feature project that would assess changes in the operation of the Caernarvon project to increase wetland creation and restoration outputs for this structure.  The project was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(1)(C) and the State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The project focuses on the existing Caernarvon Diversion located at river mile 81.5 on the east bank of the Mississippi River, 15 miles downstream from New Orleans, just below the community of Caernarvon, Louisiana.

Existing Caernarvon Diversion Structure

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Modification to Davis Pond Diversion - Suspended

The Modification of Davis Pond Diversion project is a restoration feature project that would optimize the operations of the existing diversion structure for the purpose of decreasing the rate of wetland loss and maintaining habitat quality.  The project was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(e)(1)(C) and the State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The project focuses on the existing Davis Pond Diversion located at on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from New Orleans, two miles below the community of Luling, Louisiana.

Existing Davis Pond Diversion Structure

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MRGO Ecosystem Restoration -Suspended

MRGO Ecosystem Restoration has been pursued under a different authority.  To learn more, please visit the MVN MRGO Ecosystem Restoration Project page.

Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration - Suspended

The Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration Study (BBBS) is a barrier island restoration project identified in the LCA program.  It was authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Section 7006(c)(1)(C) and the State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is the cost-share partner in the development and implementation of this project.  The Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline is the regional segment of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana that is situated between the west bank of the Mississippi River at the active delta and the eastern shore of Terrebonne Bay.  The project consists of two reaches.  The Caminada Headland is located at the southern end of Lafourche and Jefferson Parishes.  Shell Island is part of the Plaquemines Parish barrier island chain.

Project Area Map

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Small Bayou Lafourche Reintroduction

The feasibility study for this project was not initiated under the Louisiana Coastal Area program. 

The State of Louisiana is pursuing this effort under a separate program.