The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) alternate route between Morgan City, La., and the Port Allen Lock near Baton Rouge was closed to marine traffic September 17 and much of September… Read More
Louisiana
The Port of Iberia is in the midst of a dredging project to bring a 16-foot channel from the Gulf of Mexico to the inland port in south-central Louisiana. The… Read More
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) last month completed the Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island and Beach Nourishment project, which restored 1,080 acres of barrier island habitat and 8.6 miles… Read More
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, commanding general of the Corps of Engineers, on June 29 signed the Chief of Engineers Report for the South Central Coast, Louisiana project, specifying the recommended… Read More
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has narrowed the sites and alignments for a new bridge over the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge down to three possibilities. Read More
A husband-wife team from Louisiana have started a new business to help mariners with their licensure paperwork. Lafayette and Jennifer Ainsworth of Baskin, La., own and operate Maritime Navigators, a… Read More
Note: This is the third of three articles on the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s plans for freshwater diversion channels in southern Louisiana. Previous articles appeared in the February… Read More
Mardi Gras Pass, an unintended breach in the levee system, could well provide the science that supports claims of fishermen regarding the dire effects of freshwater intrusions into rich coastal… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) concluded its annual high-water inspection trip aboard the mv. Mississippi on April 8 in Baton Rouge, La. It was the fourth stop along the Mississippi… Read More
It’s been a whirlwind decade for Paul Matthews. Matthews got his start in the maritime industry in 2012 at the Port of New Orleans, where he worked in community affairs. Read More
