NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Work has begun on three projects designed to restore nearly 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) of Louisiana’s coastal land, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday.
They’ll use a total of 18 million cubic yards (13.8 million cubic meters) of sediment dredged from the Mississippi River — enough to fill the Superdome 18 times, he said.
The $256.6 million total cost is being covered by money paid by BP PLC after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, he said during a news conference livestreamed from Baton Rouge.