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 ...

The remains of the Old Plaquemines Parish Courthouse in Pointe a la Hache. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) THIBODAUX – Members of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority want to know why ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Advocates and supporters of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project rallied Monday, May 12, 2025, on the State Capitol steps.

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 ...

In the annals of coastal protection efforts in Louisiana, progress has never been in a straight line. Periods of vigorous activity have been followed by periods of re-evaluation and assessment. It ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The State of Louisiana has reached an agreement to cancel the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project, according to the board that controls much of the project’s funding. The ...

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 ...

LAFOURCHE PARISH (WVUE) - Charter boat captain Mike Guidry points to open water where a Louisiana barrier island once stood. “You see, we used to walk right here, floundering,” Guidry said as he ...

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion project, the second-largest sediment diversion project in Louisiana, has been cancelled. It was second only to the Mid-Barataria ...