Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority

"The Grand Isle project not only includes repairs to the burrito levee, but the addition of over 2,000 feet of stone core dune on the island's western end and the installation of a clay core for 4 miles of the…

The project will restore 253 acres of brackish marsh using sediment dredged from Lakes Pontchartrain and St. Catherine, stabilize the shoreline to reduce erosion and interior marsh loss, and maintain the integrity of the East Orleans Landbridge.

The $14.5 billion New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System is officially complete. State and local leaders, as well as agencies, gathered at the surge barrier earlier Friday morning to talk about why this system is worth every…

It’s a modern-day fortress nearly two decades in the making, complete with a “Great Wall of Louisiana” and the biggest pumping station in the world – and it is how New Orleans will do battle against the water that constantly…