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Long-awaited tidal levee construction moves forward in Lafitte

May 13, 2019
Contact: coastal@la.gov

Long-awaited tidal levee construction in lower Jefferson Parish is moving forward. Officials broke ground on phase two of the Fisher School Basin Flood Risk Reduction Project. The $11.2 million tidal levee will tie into existing back levees to act as a flood wall along Bayou Barataria.