Fifi Island Restoration Project

A Bertucci Construction Company worker checks for proper elevation of rip rap required for this shore protection project. According to DNR Contract Manager John Hodnett, the project includes 5,500 linear ft. of stone. On March 1, 2004, the public and state and local government officials will visit the project for dedication ceremonies hosted by Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle.

Location:	Jefferson Parish, LA, immediately north of Grand Isle
Cost:	Construction cost $2.3 million: Total project cost $3 million
Date:	Start: Oct. 2003 Complete: March 2004
Type:	Shore Protection Project
Sponsors:	DNR, Jefferson Parish, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin. (NOAA)
Summary:	Approximately 40,000 tons of stone placed along 5,500 feet of the western portion of the island to protect it from erosive wave energy and degradation.
What's ahead:	Cycle 2 will provide 5,000 additional feet of rock shore protection along the eastern portion of the island to serve as containment for material to be dredged and pumped to the island from nearby Bayou Rigaud by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dredging and spoil placement by the COE will fortify portions of the island and re-build the island where it has eroded and subsided below the waterline.