Map of identified project areas for the MRGO ecosystem restoration efforts. (USACE)
Wetlands in the New Orleans area harmed by the now defunct Mississippi River Gulf Outlet are a step closer to getting a much-needed restoration, though officials have yet to secure the money needed for the extensive work.
Gordy Dove, Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority chairman, and Col. Scotty Autin, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans district, kicked off the official design phase for restoration efforts. The project will include marsh creation, shoreline repairs and flood protection upgrades “as soon as funding becomes available,” Autin said in a CPRA news release…