Bayou Choupique Mitigation Bank
Location
Avoyelles Parish, LA
Resource
Wetland
Solution
Mitigation Bank
Status
Approved
Codi Moore Brown
Credit Sales Representative
BAYOU CHOUPIQUE MITIGATION BANK is named “choupique” after the local Louisiana term for bowfin fish. This narrow river is part of the Vermillion-Teche watershed. Our partner, Delta Land Services, constructed the site in 2012 to restore the swamp and bottomland hardwood wetlands after its longtime use as a rice and soybean farm. Next door to another large, permittee-responsible mitigation site operated by Delta, Bayou Choupique has the potential to support a broad range of species including black bears.
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EIP owns and sponsors the bank, and Delta continues to work with permittees and consultants to sell the credits. Credits from Bayou Choupique Mitigation Bank meet the needs of diverse development projects in the Vermillion-Teche watershed, from roads to oil and gas to industrial development.
CREDITS
Wetland
– Bottomland Hardwoods
– Cypress/Tupelo Gum Swamp
SERVICE AREA
Vermillion-Teche LRAM Basin, including
– Bayou Teche (08090302) subbasin
– Vermilion River (08070300) subbasin
Our Partners
Since 2018, EIP and Delta Land Services have partnered to bring the breadth of EIP’s national mitigation experience together with Delta’s Gulf Coast expertise. As a team, we successfully operate a portfolio of ten mitigation banks in Texas and Louisiana. Delta’s knowledge of regional ecology, and skill in both construction and credit sales, have earned them their strong local reputation. Our regional alliance expands the availability of cost-effective mitigation solutions for Gulf South permittees.