Trail Improvements at Barataria Preserve EA

An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared and is available for public review. The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to repair hurricane-related damage to the trail network within the Barataria Preserve of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. The project will rebuild a subset of the boardwalk trails damaged by Hurricane Ida, which made landfall on August 29, 2021, so they are resilient to future storm impacts, flooding, subsidence, and sea level rise.

Under all action alternatives, the NPS would rebuild 1.32 miles of boardwalks at a higher elevation, demolish 0.16 miles of boardwalk turnouts, and abandon 2.07 miles of minimally-developed trail that is continually flooded. Areas where boardwalk segments are removed would be allowed to return to a natural state. The proposed alternatives vary on how to manage the remaining 1.35 miles of boardwalk: whether to use as is or demolish and restore.

Alternatives are depicted on MAP A, MAP B, and MAP C.

Document Content:

Materials JELA_BARA_Trails.pdf   (193.4 KB, PDF file) MAP C from EA Trail Improvements at Barataria Preserve JELA - public review 508-3.pdf   (503.9 KB, PDF file) MAP B from EA Trail Improvements at Barataria Preserve JELA - public review 508-2.pdf   (495.9 KB, PDF file) MAP A from EA Trail Improvements at Barataria Preserve JELA - public review 508-1.pdf   (1.8 MB, PDF file) EA Trail Improvements at Barataria Preserve JELA - public review 508.pdf   (9.9 MB, PDF file) Newsletter2_JELA_BARA_Trails_Convert_508.pdf   (1.6 MB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of from Adobe Systems.