Office of Mineral Resources

Senator Breaux, officials present coastal projects on August 15

The Breaux Act Task Force and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources will dedicate several Breaux Act projects at a ceremony to be held at Holly Beach in Cameron Parish on Friday, August 15th. U. S. Senator John Breaux will preside over the event and the public is invited to attend.

Completed beach restoration and shoreline protection at Holly Beach along La. Hwy. 82 will be shown to federal, state and local government officials, invited guests, media and the public. Overhauling the existing rock breakwater system, dredging, sand-pumping, and vegetative plantings were all strategies used in the restoration effort.

The project was sponsored by DNR and federal sponsor, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at a cost of $20 million. DNR and NRCS engineers and biologists agree that the chenier ridge along this stretch of the coast is the last line of defense for the valuable marsh behind it.

In addition to the Holly Beach Sand Management project, four other projects will be featured as listed.
Completed projects:
*Humble Canal Hydrologic Restoration (Cameron Parish)
*Four Mile Canal Terracing and Sediment Trapping (Vermilion Parish)
*Pecan Island Terracing (Vermilion Parish) and
Ground-breaking project:
*Grand-White Lakes Landbridge Protection (Cameron Parish)

The event will begin at 10 am at the Apache Minerals Property (outdoor tent provided) approximately one mile west of Holly Beach LA on Hwy. 82. Cameron and Vermilion parish officials are hosting the event.

Members of the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force (Breaux Act) are U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service and the Governor's Office.

Editors: For more information, contact DNR Public Information Office at 225-342-8955 or the CWPPRA Outreach Office at 337-266-8623.