Meraux Foundation Partners in Mangrove Planting to Battle Coastal Erosion
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Meraux Foundation Partners in Mangrove Planting to Battle Coastal Erosion

Representatives of the Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation joined with partners from the LSU AgCenter, 4H Club, Chalmette High School, Sea Grant, St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Anglers Bettering Louisiana’s Estuaries, and St. Bernard Coastal Department to plant Black Mangrove trees along the coast at Mosquito Bight on Bay Eloi at the east end of St. Bernard Parish.

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Meraux Foundation Celebrates Collaboration on Coast, Reggio Marsh Project Approval
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Meraux Foundation Celebrates Collaboration on Coast, Reggio Marsh Project Approval

The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Technical Committee selected the Reggio Marsh Creation and Hydrologic Restoration (RMCHC) project as one of its Project Priority List (PPL) programs earlier this month. Meraux Foundation Coastal and Environmental Program Director Blaise Pezold helped design the $15-20 million project with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The RMCHC will create and nourish 483 acres of emergent marsh in front of the Terre aux Boeuf Ridge in Reggio.

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