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Back from the Brink: BOEM Sand Powers Coastal Comeback in Louisiana
August 8, 2025
Contact: coastal@la.gov
In July 2025, BOEM signed a Noncompetitive Negotiated Agreement (NNA) with CPRA authorizing the use of sand from two federal borrow sites on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The mission: restore the severely eroded West Belle Headland: a vital natural barrier that has lost over half its original length.