Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority

BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released for public feedback a Draft Second Amendment to its Direct Component Multiyear Implementation Plan under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act). This plan describes how the state intends to spend its total allocation of $260.97 million over 15 years from the Direct Component of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund under the RESTORE Act. In order to meet the Federal requirements for this funding, this plan is subject to a 45-day public comment period and will be incorporated as an amendment to the State’s First Amended RESTORE Plan.