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October 17, 2019
BATON ROUGE, LA - The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is accepting project ideas that Louisiana citizens, governmental bodies, and concerned organizations would like to see evaluated and considered for possible inclusion in the next Comprehensive Master Plan…
October 10, 2019
BATON ROUGE, LA - Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced a state commitment of $6 million to St. Charles Parish for needed levee improvements along Magnolia Ridge and the construction of a gate on the Paradis Canal.
October 8, 2019
BATON ROUGE, LA - Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced the completion of the Cole’s Bayou Marsh Restoration Project in Vermilion Parish.
September 26, 2019
BATON ROUGE, LA - Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced it will begin accepting proposals for specific projects in the Atchafalaya River Basin in anticipation of its Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2021.
September 13, 2019
HOUMA, LA — Gov. John Bel Edwards today outlined the details of a $160 million project to restore and nourish two barrier islands and one headland on the southern perimeter of the Terrebonne Basin.
September 5, 2019
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an agreement allocating a total of $41.7 million to Lafourche Parish levee districts for storm protection projects. The total includes $36 million of the State’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Gulf of Mexico…
August 28, 2019
BATON ROUGE, LA. – A Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) signed today will fund a $65 million pump station at the head of Bayou Lafourche in Ascension Parish. The pump station will help to combat saltwater intrusion along our coast and…
August 23, 2019
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is accepting proposals for the FY 2020 Conservation and Restoration Partnership Fund until October 18, 2019. This year the Partnership Fund has dedicated $1,000,000 in matching funds for projects addressing coastal conservation and…
August 6, 2019
BATON ROUGE – Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced an $18 million partnership between the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the Cameron Parish Police Jury to add three additional miles of unique rock breakwaters to the shoreline that…
July 19, 2019
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has signed a partnership agreement with the Grand Isle Independent Levee District to close a large gap in the protective breakwater alignment on the bayside of Grand…