Pat’s Throat Illegal Dam
Represented by Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, Basinkeeper and LCPA-West filed a lawsuit challenging the after-the-fact permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers legalizing the illegal dam across Pat's Throat Bayou on Thursday 12/28/23.
The Corps did it again. Basinkeeper and our partners filed a Notice of Intent against the illegal developer to have the dam removed and instead of fining the illegal developer and forcing them to remove the dam, the Corps issued an after-the-fact permit, protecting the developer from our legal action. The dam is blocking public access to thousands of acres of swamp, affecting the livelihood of many of our family fishermen. It is also blocking fish migration to their spawning grounds and destroying water quality. Some of the species of fish and shellfish most affected are crawfish, bass, perch, crappie, catfish, buffalo fish and garfish.
