Landry to feds: diversion unacceptable 'in its present form ...
Dec 14, 2024 · Gov. Jeff Landry told federal officials this week that the state has serious concerns about a massive coastal restoration project underway in Plaquemines Parish, pointing to rising...
Louisiana's governor raises major doubts about a stalled $3 billion ...
Nov 21, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry raised serious objections Thursday to a $3 billion project long hailed as key to restoring the state’s eroding coastline, decrying the growing cost and predicting dire harm to a coastal culture dependent on fishing, shrimping and oyster dredging.
Uncertainty looms over plan to save coastal Louisiana
3 days ago · Landry said more analysis is needed on how the project might impact these saltwater wedges. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry questions whether the saltwater “wedge” making its way up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico will be exacerbated by a massive sediment diversion project aimed at restoring land loss along the coast.
Uncertainty looms over plan to save coastal Louisiana
3 days ago · Federal leaders and Gov. Jeff Landry clash over the state’s projected spending for the $3 billion project. Search Query Show Search. Schedule. ... For the past few decades, the trees that grow in the Mississippi River floodplain, known as floodplain forests, have been struggling. Although they're named for their ability to withstand the river ...
Landry Raises Major Doubts About a Stalled $3B Coastal …
Nov 22, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry raised serious objections Thursday to a $3 billion project long hailed as key to restoring the state’s eroding coastline, decrying the growing cost and predicting dire harm to a coastal culture dependent on fishing, shrimping and oyster dredging.
Jeff Landry is returning to Washington after skipping two …
Jan 23, 2025 · Gov. Jeff Landry flew ... Jan. 15 that Congress needs to reduce the strings on federal money for bridges the state is planning to build over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge and the Calcasieu ...
Gov. Landry has pulled the plug on Louisiana’s biggest coastal …
Nov 26, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Tulane University environmental law expert said he believes Governor Jeff Landry has effectively killed Louisiana’s largest coastal project as envisioned.
Jeff Landry raises major doubts about a stalled $3 billion coastal ...
Nov 22, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry raised serious objections Thursday to a $3 billion project long hailed as key to restoring the state’s eroding coastline, decrying the growing cost...
Gov. Jeff Landry says Louisiana faces crippling snow storm from …
Jan 20, 2025 · Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.
Landry transition team calls for coast 'state of emergency ...
Jan 31, 2024 · Gov. Jeff Landry should declare a state of emergency for coastal Louisiana that would direct state and local agencies to help in implementing the $50 billion, 50-year Coastal Master Plan, one of...