Entergy partners on Bayou Segnette project
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Entergy Corp. has partnered with Restore America’s Estuaries, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and Jefferson Parish on a new wetlands preservation project.
The Coastal Bayou Segnette Cypress Planting project, funded through Entergy’s Environmental Initiatives Fund, will re-establish cypress trees that provide critical habitat for migratory birds and provide storm protection for Jefferson Parish residents. The project will also promote coastal protection concepts outlined in Louisiana’s Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast.
Bayou Segnette is located in the Barataria Preserve south of New Orleans in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. The preserve’s 20,000 acres include bayous, swamps, marshes and forests that are home to alligators, reptiles, amphibians and a wide variety of other coastal birds and species.
Entergy has contributed $280,000 from its Environmental Initiatives Fund to Restore America’s Estuaries since 2007, including $60,000 for the Coastal Bayou Segnette Cypress Planting project.
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