A cross rising from the water at the end of the road on Shell Beach in St. Bernard Parish stands as a memorial for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Officials say Louisiana’s biggest marsh creation project, under construction behind it, will assist with limiting future tragedies. A lesson-learned over the last several decades is that natural buffers - marshes and wetlands - are "just as important as your hurricane risk reduction system,” Chip Kline, chair of the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said of the levees and floodwalls built since the 2005 storm. Officials were at Shell Beach on Jan. 20 to view the progress of the $115M project and discuss others underway as part of the state’s 50-year, $50B master plan for saving as much of the coastline as possible. The co0astal protection authority has released drafts of its $1.74B annual plan and its new five-decade master plan. After a public comment period, the authority will be seeking approval of both proposals from the legislature in the next few months. The visit included an up-close view of the work taking attendees to the eroded marsh between the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO) and Lake Borgne. (NOLA.com 01/20/23) Louisiana’s biggest marsh creation project showcased | Environment | nola.com
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