Suspended-sediment concentrations and loads in the lower Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers decreased by half between 1980 and 2015

SV Mize, JC Murphy, TH Diehl, DK Demcheck - Journal of Hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) model was
used to derive estimates of suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) and suspended …

Beneficial use of dredged sediment as a sustainable practice for restoring coastal marsh habitat

BC Suedel, AD McQueen, JL Wilkens… - Integrated …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal Louisiana (USA) continues to sustain immense land and habitat losses due to
subsidence, sea‐level rise, and storm events. Approximately 65 million m3 (85 million cubic …

[PDF][PDF] Sediment management for sustainable ecosystem restoration of coastal Louisiana

SM Khalil, AM Freeman, RC Raynie - Shore & Beach, 2018 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT The Mississippi River Delta Plain (MRDP) in southeast coastal Louisiana
exemplifies an ecocatastrophe which was triggered by geological and geophysical …

[PDF][PDF] An overview of history of coastal restoration plans and programs in Louisiana

CJ Killebrew, SM Khalil - Shore Beach, 2018 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands Protection and Restoration Program, which was
designed to restore degrading deltaic wetlands and barrier islands, has matured from …

[HTML][HTML] The economics of sediment quality on barrier shoreline restoration

RH Caffey, DR Petrolia, IY Georgiou, MD Miner… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper depicts a simulation-based assessment of sediment quality on the performance
of dedicated dredging projects for barrier island restoration in coastal Louisiana, USA. The …

[PDF][PDF] Surficial sediment distribution maps for sustainability and ecosystem restoration of coastal Louisiana

SM Khalil, BM Forrest, E Haywood, RC Raynie - Shore & Beach, 2018 - lacoast.gov
Louisiana's coastline, especially the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain (MRDP), is experiencing
some of the most extreme erosion rates in the nation and needs urgent mitigative measures …

Louisiana Sand Resources Database (LASARD): A Comprehensive Database to Support Ecosystem Restoration

B FORREST, S KHALIL, T MATTHEWS… - … Sediments 2023: The …, 2023 - World Scientific
Louisiana Sand Resources Database (LASARD) is a living database involved in the
implementation of sediment resource management. Over the past decade more than 3,100 …

LOUISIANA SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (LASMP): REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT FOR SEDIMENTOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF A DEGRADING …

SM KHALIL, RC RAYNIE… - Coastal Sediments 2023 …, 2023 - World Scientific
Sediment resources are essential to fulfill the State of Louisiana's commitment to implement
a Coastal Master Plan (CMP) designed to mitigate chronic land loss and protect Louisiana's …

[PDF][PDF] Strategic approaches to sediment management for restoration of a deltaic plain

SM Khalil, B Forrest, RC Raynie, E Haywood - Shore & Beach, 2022 - researchgate.net
Manuscript submitted 29 November 2021; revised & accepted 14 January 2022. loss in the
Mississippi River Deltaic Plain (MRDP). Louisiana's coastline, especially the MRDP is …

[PDF][PDF] Coastal restoration in Louisiana: An update

SMKRC Raynie - Shore & Beach, 2015 - researchgate.net
Coastal areas, especially those associated with large river deltas, are degrading globally.
Human intervention has exacerbated the natural degradation in coastal ecosystems, and the …