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The land is owned by Biloxi Marsh Lands
Corporation that first entered into leasing arrangements with the LDWF in 1957. The company retains the exclusive right to conduct mineral exploration as well as other business interests on the property. The LDWF now manages 35,644 acres (14,425 ha).
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mitigation for settlements such as New
Orleans, and high-tide shelter for small mammals. In July 2023, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority completed a project nearby, titled Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline, consisting of concrete units designed to attenuate wave energy and to foster
181:(LDWF). The land is owned by Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation, owning approximately 90,000 acres (36,000 ha) of land in St. Bernard Parish, that started leasing land to the LDWF as early as 1957. Access is limited to boats as there are no roads in the WMA. The nearest road access is
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commercially viable oyster reefs along 11 miles (18 km) of shoreline.
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The Biloxi
Wildlife Management Area lies in a region that is vulnerable to
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The WMA is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of
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1237:Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary
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364:"Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline"
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128:35,644 acres (144.25 km)
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62:Location within Louisiana
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903:State Preservation Area
781:Poverty Point Reservoir
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940:State Wildlife Refuges
839:Fort St. Jean Baptiste
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341:- Retrieved 2017-07-18
329:- Retrieved 2017-07-18
327:Google road access map
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109:30.02611°N 89.49583°W
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1171:Sandy Hollow
1158:Russell Sage
1139:Peason Ridge
1106:Little River
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931:Indian Creek
849:Locust Grove
741:Jimmie Davis
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1109:Loggy Bayou
1077:Grassy Lake
1066:Esler Field
1053:Dewey Wills
1048:Clear Creek
1007:Ben's Creek
996:Bayou Macon
955:St. Tammany
952:Rockefeller
884:Rebel State
874:Port Hudson
786:St. Bernard
688:State Parks
625:Handy Brake
565:Bayou Teche
550:Atchafalaya
261:storm-surge
238:Lake Borgne
222:New Orleans
187:Shell Beach
133:Established
112: /
88:Coordinates
75:St. Bernard
1301:Categories
1100:Lake Boeuf
829:Fort Jesup
751:Lake Bruin
731:Grand Isle
655:Shell Keys
620:Grand Cote
595:Cat Island
377:2024-04-16
313:2024-04-16
285:References
214:See also:
164:Biloxi WMA
154:Biloxi WMA
100:89°29′45″W
97:30°01′34″N
27:Biloxi WMA
1232:Bird City
1180:Soda Lake
1175:Sherburne
1073:Fort Polk
989:Attakapas
926:Alexander
864:Mansfield
859:Los Adaes
834:Fort Pike
824:Centenary
645:Red River
630:Lacassine
615:East Cove
605:D'Arbonne
600:Catahoula
512:Kisatchie
423:Louisiana
168:protected
82:Louisiana
1205:West Bay
1126:Ouachita
1061:Elm Hall
1038:Buckhorn
1014:Big Lake
640:Mandalay
302:"Biloxi"
268:See also
259:such as
242:brackish
210:Location
195:Hopedale
71:Location
1225:Private
1112:Manchac
819:Audubon
801:Tickfaw
431:Federal
232:during
1162:Sabine
1024:Bodcau
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711:Chicot
650:Sabine
585:Breton
191:LA 624
78:Parish
1218:Other
1198:Union
1096:Joyce
1029:Boeuf
958:State
679:State
610:Delta
183:LA 46
171:marsh
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125:Area
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