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Harrison County urges Louisiana cooperation to halt proposed river diversion, adopts resolution
Summary
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution encouraging coordination with Louisiana officials and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to seek alternatives to a proposed Mississippi River diversion that county officials say would harm Mississippi Sound, fisheries and tourism.
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors on June 30 approved a resolution asking Louisiana officials, including Gordon Dove of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, to pursue "win‑win" alternatives to a proposed Mississippi River diversion that county speakers said would damage Mississippi Sound and the region's seafood and tourism industries.
The resolution, introduced and discussed during the meeting, was presented to the board as part of a strategy that county representatives said included recent talks with Dove and a proposal to seek federal support for estuary protections. Mr. Blasey, who briefed the board, said participants discussed terminating the diversion project but acknowledged the need to document harms to avoid repaying prior…
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