February 18, 2020
Protecting our People, Our Property and Our Way of Life
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Draft Coastal Annual Plan Includes
$13 Million for Six North Lafourche Projects
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The
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
is accepting comments through February 22, 2020 on the draft
FY 2021 Coastal Annual Plan
, which proposes $958 million in the next fiscal year for levee, floodgate, barrier island and marsh creation projects across coastal Louisiana. Funding for these projects comes from the federal GOMESA program, state mineral revenues, oil spill recovery dollars and federal CWPPRA grants.
The draft plan includes $13.2 million in continued GOMESA funding for six North Lafourche Levee District projects including levee improvements in Gheens, Des Allemands pump station rehabilitation, Hollywood Canal Closure Structure, 40 Arpent Canal Levee, and Storm Surge Risk Reduction for U.S. 90 at Bayou Folse.
The plan also includes projects that directly benefit North Lafourche such as the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection System, Houma Navigational Canal Lock, Grand Bayou floodgate, and Bayou Lafourche pump station.
COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT FY2021 ANNUAL PLAN
WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FEBRUARY 22, 2020.
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Congressmen Push for Federal Funding
for Morganza
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Congressmen Steve Scalise and Garret Graves recently met with White House Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russel Vought to lobby for federal money for the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project.
The meeting comes on the heels of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' reduced cost estimate for Morganza at the end of 2019 and the Corps' allocation of $1.25 million to update the design of Morganza last month.
"OMB's approval of the new lower cost estimate is integral for securing the federal funds necessary to move forward with this vital flood protection project," said Congressman Scalise.
"The bottom line is that more than $80 million has gone into studying the project - it's time for the Corps to... get busy turning dirt," said Congressman Graves.
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Turning Dirt: NLLD Project Spotlight
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Lockport to Larose Levee Reaches C4, C5, D1
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Onshore Materials, LLC expects to complete excavation of the new drainage canal along these Lockport to Larose levee reaches in a few weeks. Wet weather in recent months has impacted the excavation schedule. Onshore is also filling in the existing canal with excavated material.
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Canal Maintenance Dredging Project
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Sealevel Construction is currently dredging the 80 Arpent Canal toward Raceland Sugars. Other canals included for maintenance dredging in this project are 40 Arpent Canal, Halpin Canal, East Theriot Canal, Sam Foret Canal, and adjacent canals.
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NLLD Advocates for More GOMESA Funding for Coastal Projects
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NLLD Executive Director Dwayne Bourgeois and other state and local coastal leaders met with members of the House of Representatives in early February to advocate for passage of
HB 3814 by Louisiana Congressmen Cedric Richmond and Garret Graves.
The "Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2019" would
boost the share of GOMESA revenue Gulf States receive from the federal government from offshore oil and gas royalties.
The increased revenue provide additional funding for coastal restoration and flood protection projects.
Pictured right are Bourgeois, coastal advocate Lauren Averill, and Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District Executive Director Ben Malbrough.
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OUT FOR BID:
T-Bois Interim Levee Improvements
North Lafourche Levee District has advertised for bids for the T-Bois Interim Levee Improvements Project. Sealed bids will be received until
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
The project consists of the rehabilitation of an existing 5,700-linear-foot levee in Larose, including earthwork, drainage improvements,
and levee construction.
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TODAY
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Location: NLLD Office
3862 Highway 1 in Raceland
5:15 PM
Finance and Priority Committee
5:30 PM
(or immediately following F&P)
Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners
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2020 Board of Commissioners
Cory Kief,
President
Timothy Allen,
Vice President
Kenney Matherne,
Sec/Treas
Louis Andolsek, Jr.
Rodney Foret
Percy Gasery, Jr.
Darcy Kiffe
Adley Peltier
Elmo "Jay" Pitre, III
Robert Pitre
Susan Testroet-Bergeron
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Who We Are:
Dwayne Bourgeois
Executive Director
Katie DeRoche
Executive Assistant
Madonna Viguerie
Administrative Assistant
Arthur
Ostheimer
Project Manager
Glenn Bourgeois
Field Coordinator
Peggy Boudwin
Office Assistant
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Contact us by e-mail
Staff:
Board President:
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The North Lafourche Conservation, Levee, and Drainage District (known as NLLD) was formed in 1992 to provide drainage and flood protection services for the northern portion of Lafourche Parish, including the entire parish north of the Intracoastal Canal.
The District includes over 250 miles of levees and drainage canals, and over 40 pump stations.
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