Mark Schleifstein
Baton Rouge Advocate
New Orleans, LA, United States
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Rising river expected to trigger levee checks, work bans
The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to declare a "Phase 1 Flood Fight" as early as Wednesday for the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana, which will trigger prohibitions on → Read More
Commercial fishers rail against Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion plan at hearing
Opponents of the state's controversial plans to construct two large sediment diversions to rebuild coastal land used a Wednesday night public hearing to rail against the upcoming projects, warning of → Read More
More than $2 billion approved for unprecedented Louisiana coastal restoration project
The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Louisiana's largest-ever project to rebuild coastal land, was approved on Wednesday to receive $2.26 billion to move forward with construction, with work expected to begin on → Read More
High-tech helicopter flights lead to pollution notices for Louisiana oil and gas plants
Helicopter flew over more than 150 locations, spotted emissions from 47 sources at 29 facilities. → Read More
At least 4 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana on Tuesday
Tornadoes included a 90-mph twister that damaged three mobile homes in Ventress, sending three residents to a local hospital. → Read More
Plan to revitalize Maurepas Swamp to help state pay for levee project
A plan to divert water from the Mississippi River to revitalize the Maurepas Swamp will have the dual benefit of helping pay for a major levee project under construction nearby → Read More
Corps ordered to confer on effects of Bonnet Carre Spillway openings
A federal judge has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to consult with federal wildlife officials on the impact the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway has on fish habitat. → Read More
He has seen the future of Louisiana's coast
Stuart Brown has spent lots of time looking into the future of Louisiana's coast. → Read More
How many people died in Hurricane Katrina? Toll reduced 17 years later
The devastating storm remains the costliest hurricane ever, with inflation-adjusted damages totaling $190 billion. → Read More
See the projects in Louisiana's coastal master plan
Louisiana’s draft 2023 coastal plan calls for spending $50 billion over the next half century to build a slew of coastal restoration and flood protection projects and reduce annual storm → Read More
Louisiana's draft coastal master plan update promises billions in hurricane-damage savings
A draft update of the state’s $50 billion coastal master plan predicts that 61 new projects to build or protect land, a dozen new levees, and new efforts to elevate, → Read More
Clean sweep? Louisiana may be in line for big grant to create regional hydrogen hub
Hydrogen is seen as a growing alternative to the use of carbon-based fuels. It could reduce the greenhouse gases emitted by the state's petrochemical industry. → Read More
Flash flood warning until 1 p.m. Friday for much of New Orleans area
A flash flood warning has been issued for much of the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, including New Orleans and parts of Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes, until 1 → Read More
Flood advisory in place for New Orleans, northshore
A flood advisory has been issued for much of the New Orleans region, including the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes, and much of the → Read More
Four people still missing after Thursday helicopter crash in Gulf
The U.S. Coast Guard found small parts of a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning about 10 miles off the mouth of the Mississippi River's Southwest → Read More
Flooding, slight risk of tornadoes possible on Friday
Clear skies are however expected on Saturday for New Year's Eve. → Read More
State pays $36 million for rights to land for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
The state has paid $36 million to Tallgrass, an energy infrastructure company, for the rights to purchase about 500 acres of land in Plaquemines Parish that includes the site of → Read More
Denka plant to face new rules on disposal of likely cancer-causing waste
The agreement addresses the plant’s handling of chloroprene waste, produced from the manufacture of neoprene. It is the only the plant in the country that manufactures chloroprene. → Read More
Construction to begin on first mile of long-awaited West Shore Lake Pontchartrain levee
The project has been on the books in one form or another for around a half-century. The lack of levee protection in the area led to major flooding during Hurricane → Read More
Corps grants Louisiana permits needed to build $2.5 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
Louisiana's proposed $2.5 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, designed to reconnect the Mississippi River with the Barataria Basin to create as much as 21 square miles of wetlands by 2070, was → Read More