Combine storm protection with coastal fisheries expansion
Instead of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, imagine several storm protection built across the Barataria Basin from the Mississippi River to Bayou Lafourche.
Author: John Dale "Zach" Lea
CPRA: It doesn’t have to be this way
"Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is missing the greatest opportunity in the state's Coastal Zone, namely combining storm and flood protection with the expansion of renewable, fauna- and flora-based, Coastal Zone industries."
