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Fresh water from Bonnet Carré Spillway has hurt the Gulf Coast. Could upriver diversions help?
“The results of this study are very promising,” said Tulane coastal and science engineering professor Ehab Meselhe, who is leading the ongoing study. “They show the opportunity to leverage these projects to benefit both Louisiana, through restoration and conservation of vital wetlands, and Mississippi, by limiting the flow of water through the Bonnet Carré Spillway and resulting increases in salinities across the Pontchartrain Basin and the Mississippi Coast.”