The nearly $3 billion project broke ground last year, but has since ended up in limbo. Gov. Jeff Landry's administration has shifted the state's strategy.
Mike Smith
The sill, or underwater levee, is being built for a third year in a row to head off the potential for New Orleans area drinking water to be threatened.
Hurricane Francine exposed flaws in New Orleans area drainage. The threats are only going to worsen.
Francine did not pose a particularly severe test of the New Orleans region's ability to handle stormwater, but the results were not reassuring.
Damage assessments were underway early Thursday across roughly a third of the state.
The storm moved inland and began to weaken, but still posed serious risks.
A shift to the east added to concerns. Powerful winds, flash flooding, tornadoes and electricity outages were among the risks.
Much remained unclear in the forecast. The New Orleans area was preparing for potential impacts.
Anglers have long complained of problems with sharks off Louisiana's coast. A proposal would allow more to be caught and kept.
It's happening for a third year in a row in lower Plaquemines Parish. Officials say they now have to treat it like hurricane preparations.