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NOAA outlines Raccoon Island engineering‑design alternatives; team advances to 30% design
Summary
NOAA Fisheries presented a detailed engineering‑design update on the Raccoon Island restoration project, describing sand source options, alternative designs that include breakwater and bayside features, preliminary cost ranges and next steps toward a 30% design and environmental review.
NOAA Fisheries’ Restoration Center presented a technical status update on March 19 for the Raccoon Island engineering‑design restoration project, which NOAA and partners said derives from Deepwater Horizon natural resource injury funding managed by the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (TIG).
Why it matters: Raccoon Island is a barrier island in Terrebonne Parish that provides habitat for birds and fisheries and acts as a transition between marine and estuarine environments. NOAA and co‑implementing agencies told the CPRA board that the project aims to restore island form and habitat while establishing longer‑term erosion resistance.
What NOAA said: Patrick Williams of NOAA’s Restoration Center said the TIG funded an engineering‑design project after the Louisiana…
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