Louisiana Halts Costly Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project

Louisiana cancels another major coastal restoration project

An artist's rendering of the now-cancelled Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project on the Mississippi River. (Illustration by Jonathan Rico/WVUE)Louisiana officials have canceled another major coastal restoration project — the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion on the east bank of Plaquemines Parish.  Gordon Dove, chairman of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, confirmed to WVUE-TV Fox 8 Wednesday that the state will not continu…

Louisiana halts costly Mid-Breton sediment diversion project

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The state of Louisiana has officially canceled the Mid-Breton sediment diversion project, withdrawing its permit applications due to escalating costs. The Mid-Breton project, located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, was designed to channel freshwater and sediment into Breton Sound to help build wetlands. However, the cost of the project has ballooned from an initial $90 million…

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The Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion was to be built on the east bank of the Mississippi River. The aim was to address land loss by mimicking the way the Mississippi built south Louisiana in the first place.