The project features seven low level weirs and 10,000 linear feet of rock dike along the project's southern boundary. Large volumes of freshwater are also transported from the Atchafalaya Delta to east and west Cote Blanche bays by west and southwest winds. Project goals include reduction of excessive water level fluctuations and water exchange, reduction of shoreline erosion from wave energy in critical areas, and the reduction of interior wetland loss rates, and the introduction of growth of emergent and submergent vegetation in eroded areas. Fish and wildlife resources are numerous in the area, with the most important commercial species of estuarine organisms being white shrimp, Gulf menhaden, and blue crab. Wildlife found in the area are muskrat, nutria, and alligator.
Construction work is anticipated within the next twelve months.