Conduct preliminary planning and design for living shoreline and marsh creation on the New Orleans East Landbridge, the only remaining natural feature in the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan that protects the City of New Orleans from storm surge in the Gulf. Project will create a design that will include 1,563 acres of wetlands created using hydraulically dredged sediment from Lake Borgne, and 21,597 linear feet of living shoreline protection features to be installed in Lake Borgne.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Creating a Living Shoreline and Establishing Marshlands in East Landbridge (LA)
Organization:
City of New Orleans
Project ID:
0318.20.071034
Description:
Award Amount:
$412556.72
Location:
New Orleans, Louisiana