LaBranche East Marsh Project Offers Drive-by View of $56.9 Million Coastal Restoration Effort

By Mark Schleifstein

NOLA.com

Drivers crossing the Interstate 10 bridge from Kenner to LaPlace will get an up-close view of how the state is rebuilding the coast later this summer. Sediment will be dredged from Lake Pontchartrain and pumped by pipelines to fill about 3 square miles of open water to restore a large chunk of the LaBranche Wetlands.

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