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CMAR Contractor Selected for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
June 19, 2018
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has selected the Archer Western-Alberici Joint Venture to provide Construction Management At-Risk (CMAR) services for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The CMAR model integrates the construction contractor during…
RESTORE Council Approves Louisiana’s $20 million Parish Matching Opportunities Program
June 19, 2018
BATON ROUGE, LA — Projects in six Louisiana coastal parishes have been approved by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) to receive a total of $20 million in matching funds through the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority…
Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group to Hold Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana
June 13, 2018
DATE June 26, 2018 LOCATION Tulane River and Coastal Center (next to Mardi Gras World) 1370 Port of New Orleans Place New Orleans, LA 70130 TIME Open House for discussion and questions …
CPRA to Discuss Coastal Master Plan Cornerstone Project in Southwest Louisiana
June 12, 2018
BATON ROUGE, LA - On Thursday, June 21, 2018 the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will participate in an informational meeting in Cameron Parish to overview the Calcasieu Salinity Control Measures Project, a Master Plan cornerstone project in the southwest coastal region. An…
My pledge to the people of Plaquemines Parish
June 12, 2018
Published in the Plaquemines Gazette, June 12, 2018 The resilient people and bounty of natural resources of Plaquemines Parish are important to Louisiana, and my administration is committed to protecting and ensuring their future. That is why the Coastal Protection…
Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Annual Meeting
June 8, 2018
The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) will hold its annual public meeting on June 26, 2018 at the Tulane River and Coastal Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the meeting, the LA TIG will have an open house where…
Attorney who won legal battles for Louisiana after Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill receives Coastal Stewardship Award
May 31, 2018
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Megan Terrell, an attorney in the governor’s office, was honored today with a Coastal Stewardship Award for her years of work on behalf of the people of Louisiana following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Coalition…
CPRA Delivers Louisiana Coastal Basins Report at State of the Coast Conference
May 31, 2018
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Louisiana’s coastal basins need help, the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) reported at the biennial State of the Coast Conference at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center today. However, in a panel discussion led…
ICYMI: CPRA head responds to anti-diversion claims
May 23, 2018
CPRA May Board Meeting in Review
May 18, 2018