Marsh Creation (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-05-17
Duration: 00:04:08
Subjects: Environment | COASTAL RESTORATION
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- Jewell, Matthew Interviewee
- Nichols, Michael Interviewee
- Jones, Cullen Interviewee
- Haase, Bren Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 17, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s report on the LaBranche East Marsh Creation Project, which aims to build 1,400 acres of wetlands around the Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. Charles Parish. She interviews: St. Charles Parish President Matthew Jewell; Michael Nichols, project manager; Colonel Cullen Jones, New Orleans District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers; and Bren Haase, deputy executive director of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). This segment is a part of the “Good News Louisiana” series.