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MVN-2005-00618-EBB

CEMVN-RGE
Published Feb. 6, 2023
Expiration date: 2/27/2023

NAME OF APPLICANT:  Jean Lafitte Landing, LLC c/o Hydrik Wetlands Consultants, Attention: Mike Henry, 2323 Highway 190 East Suite 2, Hammond, Louisiana 70401.

LOCATION OF WORK:  Located on the right descending bank of Bayou Barataria, around 4953 Privateer Boulevard, Lafitte, in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, (lat./long:  29.6799083, -90.106622), as shown on the attached drawings.  (Hydrologic Unit Code:  08090301; East – Central Louisiana Coastal).

CHARACTER OF WORK: The proposed project is to dredge, clear, grade, and install and maintain fill to construct the Homeplace residential subdivision.  The 23 lots will comprise an area of 12.2 acres and require 33,833 cubic yards of fill.  Approximately 9752 cubic yards will be excavated from the water bottom and placed behind a proposed 2,325' bulkhead. The dredge area will be 2.07 acres adjacent to the bulkhead for the entire length. The remaining 24,081 cubic yards of fill will be hauled in from offsite.  The project as proposed would permanently impact 4.3 acres of scrub-shrub and emergent wetlands and 6.22 acres of non-vegetated water bottoms. 

This project was previously authorized on August 17, 2006.

MITIGATION:  The applicant proposes to avoid direct impacts and minimize secondary impacts to wetlands and waters to the maximum extent practicable.  The applicant completed purchase of compensatory mitigation for unavoidable wetland impacts prior to issuance of the original permit.  There are no changes to the proposed impacts.