Barataria Basin Ridge and Marsh Creation Project: Spanish Pass Increment

This project aimed to create marsh habitat and restore a ridge at the Spanish Pass Increment of the Barataria Basin in Louisiana. Spanish Pass is a natural historic tributary of the Mississippi River with degraded channel banks and adjacent marsh. This project created 397 acres of ridge and 1,261 acres of marsh habitat. The project used 10.2 million cubic yards of fill material from Mississippi River borrow areas. The total authorized budget for this project was $100,290,142.00. This project was implemented by NOAA and the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.