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June 23, 2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Legislature has unanimously adopted the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Plan, advancing a record-breaking $1.98 billion investment in coastal restoration and protection—the largest single-year investment in the program’s history.…
June 19, 2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has been awarded a $60 million grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) to support the construction of the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project (MSP),…
June 17, 2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) and Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group have released the Draft Joint Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1 (draft plan) for public review and comment. The draft plan proposes using…
May 9, 2025
The advanced legislation reforms the Gulf of Mexico* Energy Security Act by increasing the revenue sharing cap by $150 million yearly for the next decade. BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Chairman Gordon Dove applauds…
April 29, 2025
BATON ROUGE, LA — Coastal Day at the Louisiana Legislature will take place on Monday, May 12, 2025, providing numerous opportunities for coastal stakeholders to engage with one another and with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) staff.…
April 16, 2025
Baton Rouge, La. - Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has initiated Construction Management At-Risk (CMAR) pre-construction services on the Chandeleur Islands Restoration Project. CPRA has selected Weeks Marine, Inc. to provide the CMAR services for the State’s largest…
April 15, 2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently welcomed Clay Parker as the agency’s Deputy Director. “I’m honored to join CPRA and contribute to the critical work of protecting Louisiana’s coast,” said Parker. “As someone…
March 19, 2025
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced five recipients of a combined $6 million in 2025 Parish Matching Program awards. The Program is a funding opportunity that partners directly with Parish governments to support critical…
January 29, 2025
Plaquemine, LA – Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) joined Iberville Parish officials to celebrate the start of construction on the Bayou Pigeon Boat Launch Improvement Project, an essential and highly used resource for recreation and the…
January 15, 2025
BATON ROUGE, LA – Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) released a draft version of the agency’s annual spending plan for Fiscal Year 2026, which runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The plan is the…