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FAA FUNDS SOUTH LAFOURCHE AIRPORT TAXIWAY
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission has announced that the FAA has granted almost $4.3 million to fund the completion of a full parallel taxiway at the South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport in Galliano, LA. The parallel taxiway is currently 2500 feet and will be expanded to 6500 feet, which is the length of the full runway. Benefits of a full parallel taxiway include increased safety, . . . click here for more
INDEPENDENCE ISLAND REEF - GRAND ISLE
The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) and the LA Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) have completed construction on Independence Island Reef, believed to be the largest limestone inshore artificial reef project ever in Louisiana. “This project is the result of nearly two years of hard work and dedication by CCA volunteers, the LDWF and NOAA,” said David Cresson, CCA LA Executive Director. . . . click here for more
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GRAND ISLE
Photos and link to Grand Isle, LA . . . click here for more
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REP. GISCLAIR IN ACTION
Representative Jerry "Truck" Gisclair attending various events. Click on the link above (right) to view photos in the . . . click here for more
LEON THERIOT LOCK
The Leon Theriot Lock is located at the southern end of the South Lafourche ring levee system consists of the old Leon Theriot floodgate and a new structure to the north. The two work together to “lock” Bayou Lafourche closed. After a ship passes the old Leon Theriot floodgate, the gate shuts behind it. An operator allows the water inside to equalize before opening the second gate and allowing . . . click here for more
CAMINADA BAY BRIDGE, GRAND ISLE
The Caminada Bay Bridge on LA Highway 1 will be replaced by a new one 60 feet upstream, at a cost between $30-$45 million.
Keeping the old bridge open while building the new one will allow a continued free flow of traffic onto Grand Isle.
The new bridge will be two lanes, but will have two 8-foot shoulders on both sides. It will be elevated 48 feet, allowing bigger boats to pass . . . click here for more
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LA HWY. 1 - ELEVATED HIGHWAY PROJECT
Click here for a link to the LA 1 Coalition website.
Click here for a link to the LA 1 Project . . . click here for more
NORTH LAFOURCHE LEVEES
A central Lafourche levee project designed to bolster flood protection north of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of Bayou Lafourche is taking shape after months of bureaucratic delays. Crews have built a first mound of dirt along the Forty Arpent Canal and Bayou L’eau Bleu — near Valentine — that will become an eight-mile stretch of nine-foot tall levee in a couple of years.
Tasked with . . . click here for more
SOUTH LAFOURCHE LEVEE SYSTEM
The South Lafourche Levee District has many projects under construction in an ongoing effort to improve the flood protection for the area. Click here South Lafourche Levee District for more information. Some of the projects under construction include: ***** Sections C-North & C-South: Material has recently been excavated from the existing borrow . . . click here for more
TOMEY J. DOUCET BRIDGE, LEEVILLE, LA
The Tomey J. Doucet Bridge in Leeville, LA is open for vehicular traffic, please note this is a TOLL BRIDGE click on Geaux Pass for more information. Motorist can go online at www.geauxpass.com ahead of time to sign up for a GeauxPass or one-time pass or visit the Customer Service Center (1821 LA Hwy. 3235 a/k/a Alex Plaisance Blvd.) in Golden Meadow, LA. . . . click here for more
NEW LAROSE LIFT BRIDGE
Thanks to the federal economic-stimulus package, construction has begun on a $30.4 million new bridge in Larose to help ease 18-wheeler traffic and aid evacuations. The Bayou Lafourche Bridge in Larose project will replace the existing two-lane Larose Pontoon Bridge which connects LA Hwy. 1 to LA Hwy. 308. The new bridge, is being built about a quarter mile south of the existing bridge, and will . . . click here for more
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