A dredge working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District pumps sediment out of the Calcasieu Ship Channel Dec. 8, 2023, to help create new marsh lands as part of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (CPRA) Long Point Bayou Marsh Creation Project, which is located near Hackberry, La. At various stages, this project involved both federal and state agencies, such as USACE, CPRA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the federal and Louisiana Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustees. The Corps is working on this project as part of their federally-authorized mission to maintain deep draft access of the Calcasieu Ship Channel. The sediment the Corps dredges from the channel is being pumped through a series of pipes into three areas of Long Point Bayou to nourish existing marsh and create nearly 400 acres of saline marsh and tidal creeks. The project is scheduled for completion by early 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Ryan Labadens)
| Date Taken: | 12.08.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.13.2023 11:07 |
| Photo ID: | 8166333 |
| VIRIN: | 231208-A-GA223-8985 |
| Resolution: | 5852x3893 |
| Size: | 2.97 MB |
| Location: | HACKBERRY, LOUISIANA, US |
| Hometown: | HACKBERRY, LOUISIANA, US |
| Web Views: | 14 |
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Corps of Engineers works with federal, state agencies to help create new marsh land in Louisiana
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