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MVN-2025-00784-BV

CEMVN-RGW
Published March 9, 2026
Expiration date: 3/29/2026
APPLICANT: Michael Morre
The Mitigation Group, LLC
625 East Kaliste Saloom Road
Lafayette, Louisiana 70508

AGENT: Lee Womack
Matrix New World Engineering
6717 Complex Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809

LOCATION OF WORK: The project would affect waters of the United States associated with wetlands off of Marsh Bayou. The project/review area is located on the east side of Berken Road, 4000 feet northeast of the intersection of Berken Road and Briar Marsh Road at Latitude 30.42381973 and Longitude -93.1828716; in Gillis, in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

The work described below was completed prior to obtaining a Department of the Army permit and was in violation of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act. All legal issues concerning the unauthorized work have since been deferred.

EXISTING CONDITIONS: Following Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020, the Berken Tract experience numerous downed trees, limbs, and snags throughout the Berken Site. In late 2020, to early 2021, TMG commenced cleaning up the down trees and grading and filling to improve an old camp road which had been previously used for ATV/UTV access for recreational hunting.

PROJECT PURPOSE:

Basic: Recreational

Overall: After the fact permit application to clear, grade and deposit fill along an existing camp road.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The applicant requests after the fact authorization to clear, grade, and deposit fill along an existing camp road. The activities will result in the loss of 3.06 acres of palustrine forested wetlands.