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Plaquemines Point residents urge dropping E‑114 alternative, cite old‑growth cypress and cultural heritage
Summary
Multiple landowners and conservation groups told the Capital Area Road and Bridge District that the 'E‑114' alternative would cut through the AE LeBlanc natural area and destroy regenerating old‑growth cypress, urging DOTD and Atlas to eliminate E‑114 from NEPA consideration and to recognize significant environmental and cultural impacts.
At the Capital Area Road and Bridge District meeting a string of residents and conservation representatives urged the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and project consultants to remove a northern alternative, labeled E‑114, from further consideration. Laura Como, identifying herself and neighbors as landowners of a 60‑acre forest in Sunshine, Louisiana, said the AE LeBlanc natural area contains old‑growth cypress trees she described as 220–360 years old and alleged more than 150 heritage trees lie in the path of the E‑114 alignment.
Como said she and neighbors have submitted coring results and other documentation to Atlas and DOTD…
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