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March 17, 2016Lafourche Parish will be able to seek additional oil spill money to fund coastal restoration projects after getting approval from the federal government.
The U.S. Treasury Department approved Lafourche’s Multiyear Implementation Plan last week. The approval means the parish will receive $1.3 million and can now apply for grants to fund coastal restoration projects through the RESTORE Act.
The RESTORE Act, implemented in 2012, dedicates 80 percent of administrative and civil penalties related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which Gulf Coast states, parishes and counties can access for projects.
“Among the projects to be considered for funding in the plan include the Barataria Marsh Creation and Ridge Restoration project, the Grand Bayou Freshwater Reintroduction project, the West Belle Pass Marsh Creation project, the Catfish Lake Marsh Creation project and the Bayou L’Ourse to Leeville Marsh Creation project,” parish spokesman Doug Cheramie said.
The feds’ approval of Lafourche’s plan is the second step the parish has made in coastal restoration planning. •
