Deepwater Horizon Restoration Projects for the Louisiana Outer Coast

Louisiana Outer Coast Restoration (Project ID: 35) is a dataset from the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council. It relates to projects developed to restore the Gulf of America following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, guided by a 2016 programmatic restoration plan. The data is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Tracking restoration project development and funding allocation based on the $8.8 billion legal settlement mentioned.
• Analyzing the geographic focus and types of habitat restoration projects for the Louisiana coast.
• Studying the long-term environmental impact and recovery timeline of the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon spill.
• Evaluating the implementation of the 2016 programmatic restoration plan by Trustee Implementation Groups.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council.
• Project development is guided by a specific, legally-backed programmatic restoration plan finalized in 2016.
• Associated with a defined legal settlement for restoration funding of up to $8.8 billion.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Developed by the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council and Trustee Implementation Groups.

Time Range

Projects relate to restoration following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, guided by a plan from 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:31:49.964172; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gulf of America, with a specific focus on the Louisiana outer coast.