September 2006 Meetings

During the first two weeks of September, the New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, will host a series of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping meetings to solicit public comments and provide information on the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDMAT) Program Study, a component of the Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana (LCA) – Ecosystem Restoration.

BUDMAT Fact Sheet (PDF 60 KB)
9/1/06 Meeting Press Release (PDF 77 KB)

The purpose of LCA BUDMAT is to use material dredged from federally maintained navigation channels to:
· create, restore, and/or nourish coastal wetlands
· create or restore coastal landscape features, including barrier islands, chenier ridges, and shorelines
· provide protection to coastal wetlands or coastal landscape features

Five public scoping meetings are scheduled to initiate a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the LCA BUDMAT Program Study. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and comment on any aspect of the study following scheduled presentations.

The meetings will begin with an open house at 6:30 p.m. and will be immediately followed by presentations at 7 p.m. at the following locations:

Wednesday, Sept 6, 2006 - Morgan City, LA Morgan City Auditorium 728 Myrtle Street Morgan City LA

Map of 728 Myrtle St Morgan City, LA 70380-2118

Thursday, Sept 7, 2006 - Lake Charles, LA Lake Charles Civic Auditorium Jean Lafitte Room 900 Lakeshore Drive Lake Charles, LA

Map of 900 Lake Shore Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601-5241

Monday, Sept 11, 2006 - New Orleans, LA University of New Orleans Lindy Boggs Building 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA

Map of 2000 Lakeshore Dr New Orleans, LA 70122-3520

Wednesday, Sept 13, 2006 - Houma, LA Houma Municipal Auditorium 800 Verret Street Houma, LA

Map of 800 Verret St Houma, LA 70360-4636

Previous LCA Meetings