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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force is initiating procedures to deauthorize the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) West Pointe a la Hache Marsh Creation (BA-47) project as requested by the Federal project sponsor, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the local project sponsor, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. This BA-47 project is currently being constructed using remaining CWPPRA funds from the nearby Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation project (BA-42).

The BA-47 project, from CWPPRA's 17th Priority Project List, is located near Louisiana Highway 23 at West Pointe a la Hache in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, in the Barataria Basin.

Prior to making a final decision, the Task Force will consider written comments on the request to deauthorize the BA-47 project. Written comments should be provided by March 20, 2015 to the following address:
Colonel Richard L. Hansen
District Commander
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
Attention: Projects and Restoration Branch, CWPPRA Program Manager
P. O. Box 60267
New Orleans, Louisiana 70160-0267
If you need further information, please contact Mr. Troy G. Constance, Acting Deputy District Engineer for Project Management, at (504) 862-2204 or Mr. Brad Inman, CWPPRA Program Manager, at (504) 862-2124.

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