Closing Grand Isle's breakwater gap

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced July 18 that the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) signed a partnership with the Grand Isle Independent Levee District to close a large gap in the protective breakwater alignment on the bayside of Grand Isle. The $6.5M estimated project will be fully funded by CPRA. The Levee District will manage the construction of segmented breakwaters, closing an approximately one-mile gap in protection infrastructure along the island. The Levee District will construct an access channel and lay down an estimated 28,651 square yards of geotextile fabric on the bayside water bottom as the base for 62,426 tons of rock riprap that will form 17 breakwater structures, each measuring 350 feet long. An additional segment will be placed adjacent to the La. Highway 1 Bridge at the entrance to Grand Isle. The construction is tentatively slated to begin in September. (Source: La. Governor’s Office 07/18/19)