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Note: This is the third of three articles on the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's plans for freshwater diversion channels in southern Louisiana. Previous articles appeard in the February 7 and April 18 editions. The highest and most fertile land in coastal Louisiana is along the Mississippi River and former delta channels such as Bayou Lafourche, Bayou Terrebonne and the Atchafalaya River, where annual flooding has left nutrient-rich sand and silt deposits, building land. |