Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority

The new land replicates one of the low natural ridges that once gave structure and stability to much of Louisiana’s soft, marshy coastline. Many of these ridges, which were stable enough to support oak trees, have eroded away along with…

Work is wrapping up on one of the largest-ever marsh creation projects near Venice, La. - the Spanish Pass Increment of the Barataria Basin Ridge and Marsh Creation Project. The $100 million project is building nearly seven miles of marsh…

The coastal master plan calls for spending $50 billion on 77 projects that the CPRA hopes will slow the state’s rapid rate of land loss and reduce its vulnerability to hurricanes and rising seas, which are both expected to worsen…

The final 2023 Coastal Master Plan would mark the fourth version of the strategic, science-based road map for investing in a mix of coastal restoration projects like dredging and pumping sand to rebuild degraded marsh, and hard infrastructure like levees…