2021-0063
INTRODUCED BY: HOLLY FONSECA, COUNCILWOMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION B
BOBBY DONALDSON, COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION A
LA SANDRA DARENSBOURG GORDON, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT I
MARY K. CLULEE, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT II
DICK GIBBS, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT III
NICKY DUFRENE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
MARILYN B. BELLOCK, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT V
BOB FISHER, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VI
JULIA FISHER-PERRIER, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT VII
MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION NO.
Title
A resolution to add St. Charles Parish to a letter of support for the New Orleans East Landbridge project to be considered for funding by the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group.
Body
WHEREAS, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill impacted nearshore coastal marsh habitat throughout Louisiana, including the New Orleans East Landbridge; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to impacts from the oil spill, canal dredging, levees, wave exposure, subsidence and sea level rise have caused erosion and recession of the shoreline, leading to significant degradation of vital marsh habitat; and,
WHEREAS, the landbridge separates the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Borgne from Lake Pontchartrain and, without action, is on track to largely disappear over the next 50 years; and,
WHEREAS, the landbridge provides vital wetland and estuarine functions, including control of tidal flow between the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Pontchartrain, benefitting the ecosystem and the people who rely on a healthy estuary for their livelihoods; and,
WHEREAS, the landbridge also serves as important habitat for hundreds of species of fish and wildlife, including sturgeon and migratory birds; and,
WHEREAS, the landbridge reduces storm surge and provides storm protection for over one million people who live around Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, including communities in St. Charles Parish; and,
WHEREAS, the City of New Orleans and the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) have a large-sca...
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