Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project expected to bring in billions, new jobs

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. ( WGNO ) — New reports surrounding the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion are showing new potential economic benefits.

Officials with Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc. released the report on Tuesday, July 23 detailing how Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parish businesses, residents and governments will benefit during the five-year period the diversion is being built.

Over the five years, the $1.6 million construction project is expected to create $1.9 billion in new sales for Plaquemines Parish and 3,000 jobs across the mentioned parishes.

The report states the project will support an annual average of 540 jobs a year, with 641 created by year three. This will also result in a $308.2 million increase in household earnings.

“The construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion will have significant economic benefits that will reverberate not only throughout Plaquemines Parish but across the entire region,” said Dr. Loren Scott, president of Dr. Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc.

Additionally, $65.4 million is expected in revenue for local governments in Plaquemines Parish.

New business sales throughout all five parishes are expected to increase by more than $2.8 billion with a total impact of 103.6 million for local governments within the region.

“The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is not only a foundational landscape-changing environmental project that will help protect our region against a changing future, but it also creates far-reaching economic opportunities for businesses and vital jobs for residents,” said Simone Maloz, campaign director of Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

To read the full report, visit the Restore The Mississippi River Delta website .

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