Project Location
This mitigation effort is located in various places throughout the Barataria Basin. Some of the mitigation work will be completed in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park (LLNHP) while other components will be located elsewhere. The mitigation plan is still in the finalization process; at this time, precise locations for various mitigation efforts are not known.
Project Description
This suite of projects provides mitigation for USACE impacts during construction of the West Bank and Vicinity (WBV) Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS), and involves the restoration of approximately 1,540 acres of Bottomland Hardwood, Marsh, and Swamp in the Barataria Basin.
Issue Addressed
The West Bank and Vicinity HSDRSS (Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System) mitigation effort is designed to compensate for damages inflicted upon wetland habitats through the construction of the Federal levee system after Hurricane Katrina. Some damages occurred within JLNHP while others occurred outside Park boundaries. Impacts to wetlands within Park boundaries will be mitigated within JLNHP while other impacts will be mitigated for elsewhere.
Project Goals
The WBV HSDRSS mitigation project will restore fresh marsh, bottomland hardwood, and swamp habitats in the Barataria Basin, the same hydrologic basin in which the levee-related wetland impacts occurred. The mitigation requirements are commensurate with the impacts caused by construction of the HSDRSS.
Verify Date
1/12/2021