Let’s right the wrong! Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated Gulf Coast communities, it’s time for the Army Corps of Engineers to finally restore the wetlands and protect communities. The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) is a federal shipping channel that damaged over a million acres of coastal habitat that surrounded and protected the Greater New Orleans area from storms. The federal MRGO channel caused catastrophic flooding of communities during Katrina. After Katrina, Congress mandated the channel to be closed and the Army Corps to restore the wetlands. But the impacted communities are still waiting for that restoration.
It’s time to right the wrong. Tell the Army Corps of Engineers that they must prioritize wetland restoration to protect communities from future storms and to address damages from the MRGO.
LWF urges the USACE to act responsibly and commit the needed resources to restoring the habitat damage caused by the MRGO. You can view LWF’s comments to the USACE here.
