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MORGANZA TO
THE GULF HURRICANE PROTECTION PROJECT
The
Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project is a Hurricane
protection system for Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. The
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the federal sponsor for this
project, and the LA Department of Transportation and Development
with the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District jointly serve as
the local sponsor. The Terrebonne Levee and Conservation
District will provide operations and maintenance once the system is
complete.
The
project purpose is to protect development and the remaining fragile
marsh from hurricane storm surge. The area is significantly
affected by tides emanating from the Gulf of Mexico.
Deterioration of coastal marshes, as a result of saltwater
intrusion, land subsidence and the lack of interchanges from the
Mississippi River have increased surge inundation.
The
hurricane protection system will consist of approximately 72 miles
of earthen levee with 12 floodgate structures proposed for the
navigable waterways and a lock structure in the Houma Navigational
Canal measuring 200-feet wide by 1200-feet long. The
structural features are integrated into the levee alignment to
provide flood protection, drainage, and environmental benefits,
while allowing navigational passage.
BENEFITS
Innundation
Reduction: This project will provide protection
against tidal and hurricane surge up to a Category 3 storm.
Water
Supply Protection: This project will eliminate over
$200,000 in annual water treatment costs.
Environmental
Benefits: This project has net positive benefits to the
marshes and wetlands in the Terrebonne Basin.
Safe
Harbor: Fisherman will no longer have to leave the area in
a storm event.
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Houma LA
70363 
