Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority

BATON ROUGE, LA — February 21, 2018 — – Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released for public feedback its project selections for the first $20 million installment of its 15-year, $100 million Parish Matching Opportunities Program under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act). In order to meet the Federal requirements for this funding, these projects are subject to a 45 day public comment period and will be incorporated as an amendment (the RESTORE Parish Matching Amendment) to the State’s First Amended RESTORE Plan. Additional rounds of funding will be announced in the future.