Jefferson Parish leaders broke ground Friday afternoon for the new Bucktown Harbor educational boardwalk and marsh overlook.
The largely desolate area along the lakefront in will soon be tranformed into an outdoor classroom.
The boardwalk extend through a 3.5-acre manmade marsh and nature preserve. Along its 1,000 feet, visitors will be able to learn about coastal issues very near to Jefferson Parish residential areas. The boardwalk will also feature bird blinds and informational signs about plants, wildlife, fisheries and the coast.
Parish leaders also cut the ribbon on two new recreational pavilions in the park at the harbor, located across the levee at Old Hammond Highway and Lake Avenue.
The boardwalk is estimated to cost $1.7 million, with $57,000 in grant funding coming from the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation.
Work is expected to wrap by March 2020.