The state on Thursday officially canceled the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Louisiana's biggest-ever coastal restoration project, and moved to replace it with a smaller-scale version accompanied ...

Steve Cochran's guest column on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion nailed the reasons why Gov. Jeff Landry is attempting to stop this project. It appears Landry is more interested in moving the ...

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project was officially canceled on July 17 in an announcement by the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group. Amanda Moore, Senior ...

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The state recently announced it will cancel the Mid-Barataria sediment diversion plan, the biggest-ever coastal restoration project in Louisiana history. The project was nixed because costs got too ...

The cancellation of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion from Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan is a devastating setback for our coast, our communities and our future. As the largest coastal restoration ...

Louisiana cancels $3B Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project More than $1.5B in federal funds may be lost Governor Landry cites cultural and financial concerns Conservationists warn of major setback ...

A pillar of the state’s coastal restoration plan is dead. Its backers say it would have offered the most effective, natural storm protection. PLAQUEMINES PARISH, Louisiana — Twenty years after ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana on Thursday canceled a $3 billion repair of disappearing Gulf coastline, funded by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, scrapping what conservationists called ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is now canceled. The decision is leaving parts of the state divided and concerned. Where there’s land today could be water tomorrow, as ...