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Port approves Land and Water Conservation Fund grant amendment for Coastal Wetlands Park
Summary
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission approved a grant amendment increasing the federal share for the Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park; total project cost reported at about $1.8 million with the federal portion raised to $899,000.
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission approved a grant amendment for the Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park, increasing the federal contribution under the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Commissioners recorded the total project cost at roughly $1.8 million and said the federal share rose to $899,000, an increase of about $549,000 compared with an earlier federal estimate.
The amendment was presented during the executive director’s report and later placed on the development committee agenda for formal approval. The development committee recommended approval, the motion was made and seconded, and the commission adopted the amendment by voice vote.
Staff said the project includes an elevated platform or tower to provide public access and viewing at the wetlands park. The commission’s agenda listed a grant amendment for committee consideration; specific contract language and grant documents were not read into the record in the public portion of the meeting.
Commissioners asked no substantive follow-up questions during the public discussion recorded in the transcript. The port will proceed with the amendment and continue coordination with the Land and Water Conservation Fund as the project advances.
