Dean Wilson at Atchafalaya Basin Pipeline Construction Area

Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Dean Wilson measuring the pipeline right-of-way in the basin already cleared by workers employed by the Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC.
The permit allows a 75 foot wide pipeline right-of-way, which it can clear before construction of the pipeline. Wilson measured the pipeline right-of-way in three spots that have been cleared in the basin on land owned by the state and found the company cleared more than 80ft across.