Federal judge pulls CPRA permit for Atchafalaya Basin restoration project

By: Elise Plunk

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 605

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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A federal judge has rescinded a federal permit for a coastal restoration project in the Atchafalaya Basin, marking a win for environmental groups who sued to block the work.

Judge Brian A. Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana ruled March 31 that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers illegally issued a permit to the state’s Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority for the East Grand Lake flood control project.

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