BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A plan to reconnect the Mississippi River to its wetlands ... nutrient-rich sediment it needs to survive. Dredging canals for oil and gas exploration ...

"They failed to tell the public that the Mid-Barataria project would have cost taxpayers over $50 million a year in dredging, ...

A plan to reconnect the Mississippi River to its wetlands, build new land and restore dying estuaries is on life support.