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Deepwater Horizon Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Draft Phase 2 Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #8.1: East Orleans Landbridge Restoration and Raccoon Island Restoration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· East Orleans Landbridge, Raccoon IslandFederal Register 2026-09901 ↗

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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has released a draft restoration plan proposing two coastal habitat restoration projects to address damages from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It evaluates three design alternatives each for the East Orleans Landbridge and Raccoon Island projects, with a combined preferred alternative cost of about $246.7 million. The plan affects wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats in Louisiana and is open for public comment.

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The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) natural resource Trustees for the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (Louisiana TIG) have prepared the Draft Phase 2 Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #8.1: East Orleans Landbridge Restoration Project and Raccoon Island Restoration Project (RP/EA #8.1). The Draft RP/EA #8.1 proposes alternatives to help restore wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats impacted by the DWH oil spill. The Draft RP/EA #8.1 evaluates three design alternatives for each project under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) including criteria set forth in the OPA Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)…

Federal Register 2026-09901 ↗

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