PORT FOURCHON ENVIRONMENT

While the Greater Lafourche Port Commission actively pursues its purpose of stimulating commercial development, it accepts as part of its mission the responsibility of acknowledging the environmental value of the setting in which Port Fourchon is located.

Below are just a few examples of how Port Fourchon works in conjunction with various organizations to protect our coastal landscape.

  • Maritime Forest Ridge

    When industry demand dictated that slips in the Northern Expansion be widened from 500 feet to 700 feet with deeper access, the Greater Lafourche Port Commission officials were faced with an unexpected situation: What do we do with the millions of cubic yards of additional dredged material that will be produced?

  • From Mitigation to Marsh Creation

    All port expansion and development projects hold impact on the environment as a primary variable in the decision-making process.

  • Environmental Partners

    Port Fourchon is an active member of the region’s environmental community. The port undertakes many worthy restoration projects every year, in conjunction with its valuable environmental partners, in an effort to protect, preserve, and rebuild the fragile environment that surrounds its thriving industrial development.

Coastal erosion, subsidence, and wetland deterioration are serious problems affecting Louisiana’s coastal zone. The long-term social, environmental, and economic consequences of coastal erosion deprive not only Louisiana but also the entire Gulf of Mexico region and the nation as a whole of vitally important fish, wildlife, and other wetland-related economic and environmental benefits.


The Port Commission works diligently to protect and restore the coastal landscape and habitats that surround the port.


GLPC has worked closely with federal, state, and local partners to implement, enhance, or champion numerous coastal and environmental restoration projects in and around Port Fourchon, including the port’s Maritime Forest Ridge & Marsh Restoration Project and the Fourchon Beach Repair Project. In some instances, restoration techniques were utilized for the first time on projects done by GLPC, making Port Fourchon an important proving ground for coastal science and restoration techniques.