Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority

"Today, we’ve overcome the final hurdle in the funding and approval processes for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion,” said CPRA Chairman Chip Kline. “This approval culminates years of hard work and collaboration in which NFWF has been an instrumental partner to…

The project along what is called the New Orleans Landbridge is building or sustaining 284 acres of marsh, according to Micaela Conor, project manager for the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.

Planners say $300 million project would benefit 45,000 acres of cypress and tupelo trees in a state Wildlife Management Area. The project, which has been on the books for several decades, is taking off thanks to a first-of-its-kind arrangement with…

In a break from the past, the federal government signed off on using a Mississippi River diversion planned alongside the levee to mitigate for construction. The $300 million River Reintroduction Into Maurepas Swamp will reconnect the region to the river…