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DREDGING OUTLOOK “With President Trump encouraging investment in infrastructure, the navigation industry must make it clear that channel main- tenance is as important as modernizing highways, bridges and railroads. The economic bene? ts of Mississippi River projects are strong and will continue to grow as the world population expands.” – Sean Duffy, Executive Director of the Big River Coalition

Rouge in Iberville Parish; and Berwick Bay Harbor on the dition to many new projects, WIIN covers policy issues that

Lower Atchafalaya River near Morgan City. will affect our marketplace for years to come,” Hanson said.

The Corps' Calcasieu dredging typically costs between “Among them are the cost-sharing provisions for maintenance $12 million and $20 million a year, while the Atchafa- dredging, continued HMTF reform, emphasis on regional laya Basin dredge work runs from $3 million to $4 mil- sediment management and bene