Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority

Looming industrial projects, coastal restoration spending and casino developments could push the New Orleans region to gain 20,800 jobs in the next two years, according to the Louisiana Economic Forecast, an annual report published by economist Loren Scott.

Kemp's Ridleys are the most endangered sea turtle on the planet... can they lose their nickname of the "heartbreak turtle"? Today, we go on a journey to the remote Chandeleur islands to try to find the mysterious Kemp’s Ridley turtles,…

Endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles scrambling from their nests on Northern Chandeleur Island to the nearby Gulf of Mexico were documented for the second time this summer, indicating that the species may have regained a permanent foothold there after a…

Shovels to sediment, and sediment into new land: that is the goal of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project that finally got its start Thursday morning after decades of debate.