Urges and requests the United States Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider the mitigation and stewardship plan for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion to include tidal levee protection for Lafitte, Barataria, and Crown Point
Memorializes the U.S. Congress to invest future supplemental funding in the communities of Lafitte, Barataria, and Crown Point
Requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium to conduct a study on the lack of shrimp growth in the Barataria Basin.
To urge and request the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to report on potential liabilities to the state general fund if the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project is not timely completed (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Requires the Lafitte, Crown Point, and Barataria levee projects to be completed prior to the completion of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project
Requires that mitigation monies associated with the funding for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion integrated coastal protection project shall be allocated to the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District and used to complete levee improvements
Requires that mitigation funding associated with the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project be used to compensate commercial fishermen for losses associated with that project
Provides relative to the menhaden season