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Despite active hurricane season, Louisiana’s coastal restoration projects saw little damage; here’s why
October 23, 2020
nola.com, Mark Schleifstein - Restoration projects along Louisiana’s coastline were mostly spared by the record six-pack of hurricanes that have threatened the state so far this year, including Category 4 Laura and Category 2 Delta, which slammed into the southwestern…
Gov. Edwards issues proclamation honoring Sen. John Breaux on 30th anniversary of CWPPRA
October 22, 2020
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a proclamation on Wednesday honoring former Senator John Breaux for the 30th Anniversary of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) also known as the “Breaux Act.” Established in…
‘Only way to describe them is massive’: Two BP-funded coastal restoration projects get underway
October 5, 2020
nola.com, Tristan Baurick - The state is undertaking two “record-breaking” restoration projects aimed at reviving 7 square miles of coastal habitat and bolstering natural storm defenses east of New Orleans and near Venice in lower Plaquemines Parish.
$215M in BP oil spill money to restore Louisiana marshes
October 1, 2020
wbrz.com, Associated Press - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area,…
CPRA seeking recommendations from oyster farmers
September 15, 2020
humatoday.com, Dan Boudreaux - The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will be holding four meetings in the coming months to get the opinions of oyster farmers who lease state lands on the Oyster Lease Acquisition and Compensation Program.
Nearly 2 square miles of new marshland to be created with $176 million BP spill restoration money
August 16, 2020
nola.com, Mark Schleifstein - Almost 2 square miles of new marsh will be built in the upper Barataria Basin in Jefferson Parish using sediment dredged from the Mississippi River just over 5 miles away, officials with the state Coastal Protection…
$205 million approved to help coastal restoration
August 15, 2020
wwltv.com, WWL Newsroom - Louisiana will spend $205 million in BP oil spill money for a variety of projects to help recover from the 2010 disaster. Executive Director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Bren Haase says $176 million…
State hopes to speed Grand Isle levee repairs by taking over slow-moving Army Corps project
August 14, 2020
nola.com, Tristan Baurick - The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is planning emergency repairs on a damaged beach levee that has left Grand Isle exposed to storms during the height of hurricane season.
Pass-a-Loutre recreational use projects open to public in Mississippi River Delta
August 14, 2020
katc.com, Melissa Canone - The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced Thursday the completion of two recreational use projects in the Mississippi River Delta.
$205M in BP spill money for Louisiana coastal restoration
August 14, 2020
canada.constructconnect.com, Associated Press - Most of that — $176 million — will use sediment dredged from the Mississippi River to build 1,200 acres of marsh in Jefferson Parish.