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 NEWS...COASTAL AUTHORITY LAUNCHES STUDY OF BUFFER ZONES ALONG NEW ORLEANS DRAINAGE CANALSMark Schleifstein, Times Picayune - The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Wednesday voted to have its staff study whether all of the state-mandated 15-foot buffer zone is needed along levees and floodwalls on the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue drainage canals in New Orleans. The buffer is aimed at protecting the levee and floodwall from the effects of trees, shrubs, or structures within the 15-foot zone beyond the base of the levee. HURRICANE SYSTEM CHEAPER AS DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECTCasey Gisclaire, Tri-Parish Times - Before Hurricane Katrina tormented Louisiana in 2005, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ price to build hurricane levees was steep, but somewhat doable with the right local and state budgeting, combined with help from the federal government. What's New- 30-day public review of the LACES sea-level rise recommendations - Funding for Federal Navigation Channel Maintenance in Louisiana - Governor Bobby Jindal Announces $60 Million in Coastal Protection Projects for Southeast LA - Fiscal Year 2012 Conservation and Restoration Partnership Fund Request for Proposals - Gulf Coast Task Force Releases Ecosystem Restoration Strategy
   
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