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February 17, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released a draft version of the agency’s annual spending plan for Fiscal Year 2022, which runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. The Integrated Ecosystem…
February 11, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has been awarded $26.7 million to fund the dredging of 1.2 million cubic yards of earthen material to begin construction of a lock complex adjacent to the Bubba Dove…
February 8, 2021
THIBODAUX, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Nicholls State University have announced that Duplantis Design Group has been hired to design the Coastal Center.
February 4, 2021
CAMERON, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced construction activity is underway on the Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing project located in Cameron Parish northwest of Holly Beach. This restoration project will address a…
January 20, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced the release of the latest edition of the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H Youth Wetlands Program (YWP) curriculum for Louisiana’s teachers.
January 19, 2021
January 12, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) released its final report regarding recommended changes to its program for determining compensation to oyster growers whose state oyster leases are acquired for coastal protection and restoration projects.
January 11, 2021
CAMERON, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced today that operations are underway to restore Rabbit Island, the only Brown Pelican colony in the Southwest Louisiana.
December 14, 2020
BATON ROUGE, LA – Gov. John Bel Edwards today signed an executive order creating the Atchafalaya River Basin Restoration and Enhancement (ARBRE) Task Force to address long-standing issues in the basin and raise public awareness of the critical nature of…
December 11, 2020
BATON ROUGE, LA – Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) released its 2020 Year in Review outlining the agency’s accomplishments in coastal protection and restoration. The past year saw the advancement of 112 coastal projects, including 49…