The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just issued the permit for the East Grand Lake Project. This project calls for 12 cuts, that will bring sand and silt deep into the swamps of the Atchafalaya Basin.

Filling the Basin with sand and sediment reduces flood capacity. Once flood capacity is lost, it can never be restored. Maintaining the flood capacity in the Basin is crucial to protecting millions of people from Mississippi River Floods.

Atchafalaya Basinkeeper and our partners have been fighting this project for over 10 years. Stopping this project will be our main priority for 2024.