Louisiana contractors, federal and state officials and public and private infrastructure owners are assessing all damage from one of the worst storms to hit the state.
Federal, state and local officials broke ground July 26 on a levee project along the western shores of Lake Pontchartrain. It's designed to provide hurricane and storm protection to a three-parish area where 60,000 people have little to no defenses in place.
The private facility in New Orleans now is installing the last major component of its massive Bollinger Canopy of Peace structure while two separate construction lawsuits linked to its $400-million addition proceed.
The City of New Orleans is facing a multimillion-dollar series of infrastructure repairs to fix damages that resulted from the fatal collapse of the hotel and its subsequent demolition.
Officials are challenging state process in hurricane relief awards after neither local government made the cut, although both contend they bore the brunt of the 2017 storm. Amid the backlash, the Texas General Land Office is now requesting $750 million in direct federal aid for Harris County.
During a May 6 visit to Louisiana, President Joe Biden highlighted the structurally deficient I-10 bridge over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles as an example of a project his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan could help fund.
