Louisiana coastal leaders are trying to ensure that a proposed diversion of flow from the Atchafalaya River to the dying marshes of Terrebonne Parish doesn’t adversely affect commerce in the Morgan City area. Micaela Coner, state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority project manager for the Increase Atchafalaya Flow to Terrebonne project, spoke Monday during the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District Commission’s monthly meeting. This project was first included in the state’s coastal master plan of projects in 2012. That diversion comprises dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway east of the Atchafalaya River and installation of a bypass structure at Bayou ...