CPRA Plans to Move Forward with Mid-Breton Sound Sediment Diversion Project
BILOXI, Miss., March 18, 2024 – Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) board of directors unanimously approved a record-breaking spending plan of $1.71 billion for FY 2025, which includes more than $480 million for the controversial Mid-Breton and Mid-Barataria sediment diversions.
Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and representatives from the fishing industry have voiced their opposition to these projects with concerns centered around increased flood risk due to construction, the potential negative impact on the catch of oysters, shrimp and saltwater finfish, and the expected deaths of bottlenose dolphins.
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The Mississippi Sound Coalition (MSSC) desires to restore and protect the Mississippi Sound estuary and the economy and way of life that depend on it. Its efforts are focused on causing changes in public policies at national, state and local levels to prevent further damage from the polluted water of the Mississippi River that is released periodically by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Louisiana and intrudes into the Mississippi Sound. MSSC also focuses on other threats to the Sound such as the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion project, also in Louisiana. The Coalition provides public education on the subject, and, if necessary, engages in litigation. Members of the Coalition include Harrison County, Hancock County, the Mississippi cities of Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Long Beach, Pass Christian, Diamondhead, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Ocean Springs, Gautier, Pascagoula, the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association, and the Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United.
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