The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is a $2.3-billion sediment diversion project in the Barataria basin in

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. The project aims to restore river sediment flows into the basin. The intention of the project is to reconnect the

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and the Barataria basin. The project broke ground on August 10, 2023, and is expected to continue until 2029.

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