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Louisiana has dollars at stake as Congress wrangles over oil and gas revenue
October 29, 2018
A pair of Congressional bills are in the works that could dramatically change the way Louisiana receives coastal protection funding from the oil and gas industry.
Southwest Louisiana celebrates recent coastal restoration projects
October 25, 2018
The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Task Force, representing Louisiana’s oldest funding program to fight coastal erosion and restore its wetlands, today celebrated six recent coastal restoration and protection projects located in Cameron, Iberia, and Vermilion parishes.
New Poll Shows Louisianians’ Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for Coastal Restoration
September 27, 2018
Majority of coastal voters support sediment diversions, believe more funds should be allocated to restoration solutions
Guest column: Impact bonds can help restore coast
August 27, 2018
Louisiana has the opportunity to be a world leader in coastal resilience financing.
How the Pelican State nearly lost its pelicans: Saving the Southern Wild
August 23, 2018
On a tiny island north of Grand Isle live thousands of fishers who travel miles from their home each day in search of schools of Gulf menhaden to feed their young. When they spot the fish, they plunge bill first…
Plaquemines Parish Soil Boring Issues, Procedures discussed at CPRA August Board Meeting
August 21, 2018
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA), which sanctioned potential legal action against Plaquemines Parish in June of this year, today was informed that CPRA was able to proceed without the need to resort to legal action to…
Gov. Edwards announces launch of Louisiana Watershed Initiative
August 17, 2018
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the launch of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative and a long-range vision for the state’s multi-pronged approach to mitigating future flood risk focusing on natural boundaries, not political ones. The Louisiana Watershed Initiative is officially…
Mississippi River Diversions Could Save Louisiana’s Coast
August 10, 2018
Engineering underway for linchpins of state's $50 billion master plan
Louisiana marks the 50th anniversary of the reintroduction of the brown pelican
July 27, 2018
WVUE) - Johnny Bradberry remembers growing up on Grand Isle in the 1960s and rarely encountering a pelican.
$1.4 billion approved for West Shore Lake Pontchartrain hurricane levee, Comite diversion
July 9, 2018
Louisiana will get $1.4 billion in federal money for a variety of flood and hurricane protection projects, including the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain hurricane levee in St. John the Baptist Parish, the Comite River Diversion Canal, and flood control projects in East Baton…