By Connor Gilbert

Southeast Louisiana – and the wildlife & fisheries found there – is now a lot more protected thanks to a suite of projects in the Breton Sound Basin.

In May 2026, coastal stakeholders gathered in Delacroix, Louisiana for a CPRA-hosted celebration highlighting this progress in the basin, a key part of Sportsman’s Paradise.

State, federal, and parish leaders toured active project sites and reviewed a large, connected restoration effort rebuilding marsh, strengthening storm protection and improving habitat across St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes. These projects are a coordinated system working together to rebuild one of the most productive hunting and fishing regions in coastal Louisiana.

The Breton Sound Restoration combines marsh creation, ridge protection, terracing and sediment delivery improvements into one strategy. As of May 2026, the effort includes more than 1,400 acres of marsh restoration.

For St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes, this system supports both coastal protection and working waterfront economies by reducing land loss and strengthening the marsh that buffers storms and supports fisheries.

The strategy includes several key projects:

• Mid-Breton Land Bridge Marsh Creation and Terracing (completed)
  Restored over 370 acres of marsh in a heavily degraded section of the basin.
• Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs Ridge Restoration (completed)
  Stabilized a key ridge line with shoreline protection and native plantings to hold back erosion.
• Breton Landbridge West Marsh Creation (under construction)   Expanded marsh across more than 600 acres to reinforce the land bridge system.
• East Delacroix Marsh Creation and Terracing (under construction)
  Created nearly 400 acres of new marsh plus extensive terraces to reduce wave energy and help build land.
• Future sediment delivery corridor (design phase)
  Planned infrastructure to improve long-term movement of dredged material for restoration projects.

These projects are rebuilding the foundation of the coast by creating marsh that supports shrimp, crab, redfish, and speckled trout, expanding waterfowl habitat along the Mississippi Flyway and benefitting Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes – where so much of Louisiana’s hunting, fishing, and coastal tradition depends on healthy wetlands. 

For sportsmen, this work means better habitat, better fishing and hunting opportunities and a stronger coastal landscape that supports native wildlife and the communities that rely on them.