Environmental Defense Fund Celebrates a $2.9 Billion Initiative to Reconnect the Mississippi River to Louisiana's Barataria Basin
August 11, 2023
August 11, 2023
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
It is a historic moment in Louisiana as state officials take a big step forward in advancing the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, soon to become one of the largest individual ecosystem restoration projects in the world. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), alongside partners and supporters, celebrate the start of this long-awaited $2.9 billion initiative to reconnect the Mississippi Ri . . .
It is a historic moment in Louisiana as state officials take a big step forward in advancing the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, soon to become one of the largest individual ecosystem restoration projects in the world. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), alongside partners and supporters, celebrate the start of this long-awaited $2.9 billion initiative to reconnect the Mississippi Ri . . .