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St. Bernard Parish gets $200,000 federal grant to update coastal plan

By Bob Warren, The Times-Picayune

February 19, 2010, 9:56AM

David Grunfeld / The Times-PicayuneSt. Bernard Parish's coastal areas have been battered by storms and saltwater intrusion over the years.St. Bernard Parish has received a federal grant that will help the parish update its coastal management plan.

The U.S. Minerals Management Service has awarded the parish a $199,999 grant, the parish government said in a news release this morning. The money will allow St. Bernard to formulate a conceptual framework for coastal restoration, the parish said.

The parish's coastal management plan is a project included in the state's Coastal Impact Assistance Program Plan.

The plan will put in writing the vision and goals of the St. Bernard Coastal Zone Advisory Committee.

The parish's coastal zone plan was originally approved in the 1970s. Since then, there have been several updates to the document. The grant will pay for it to be updated to be in accordance with the state's master plan, the parish said.

Additional information about the state's Coastal Impact Assistance Program can be found at http://www.mms.gov/offshore/CIAPmain.htm.