Yesterday the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) received confirmation that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District selected the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp (MSP) as a mitigation feature for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Project (WSLP), marking a first of its kind partnership.
The MSP is a 2,000 cubic foot per second freshwater diversion located on the East Bank of the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish, just west of Garyville, Louisiana.
The project will reconnect the Mississippi River to the Maurepas Swamp and revitalize over 45,000 acres with freshwater, sediment and nutrients. The swamp has been cut off from the river for over 80 years and is one of the largest and last remaining coastal freshwater swamps in Louisiana.
