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The article discusses the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Louisiana v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which focuses on the move of the Congress to order the closure of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal. The court upheld the Corps' perspective that the statute authorized a cost-sharing requirement with respect to matters addressed in the MOA between the Corps and the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.

The article reports on the restoration of the Louisiana coast. It notes that the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, a major shipping channel that is linked to the destruction of wetlands, was closed to boat traffic in April 2009. It mentions that several wetland restoration projects were brought to protect New Orleans. Meanwhile, the Army Corps of Engineers argues on the closure of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.