COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 11-Jun-2026

Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche DEAUTHORIZED

PROJECT DATA

PROJECT: Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche DEAUTHORIZED
PRIORITY LIST: 5.1 PROJECT NO: 0557.1 CWPPRA NO: PBA-20 DNR NO: BA-25b
PROJECT TYPE: Freshwater Diversion NET ACRES BENEFITTED:
REGION: 3 BASIN: Terrebonne PARISH: Iberville
LEAD AGENCY: EPA
LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA

MILESTONES:

CSA EXECUTION: 23-Jul-2003 ( Actual )    
DESIGN COMPLETION:    
CONSTRUCTION START:    
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION:    
ESCROW AMENDMENT No:
MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL:    
O and M PLAN APPROVAL:    
DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: 25-Oct-2007      
CASH FLOW PROECTS:        
Phase 1 Approval: 28-Feb-1996 ( Actual )    
Phase 2 Approval:    

LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 1 Steve Scalise
STATE SENATE DISTRICT: 20 Norby Chabert
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: 58 Edward J. Price

Point of Contact:

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 6

Brad Crawford
Project Manager
EPA Region 6 (6WQ-EMC)
1445 Ross Ave.
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
PHONES:  
Office: (214) 665-7255
Fax: (214) 665-6689

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 11-Jun-2026

Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche DEAUTHORIZED

PROJECT LOCATION:

Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne Parishes, Louisiana.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:


PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: )

FUND STATUS:

The current project estimate is $7,452,191 , which includes $7,395,784 for construction first costs, and $56,407 and $0 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.

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