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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.
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority seeking projects for Atchafalaya River Basin
August 12, 2020
brproud.com, Anum Siddiqui - BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD)- The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is searching for future proposals for the Atchafalaya River Basin Program for 2022.
$205 million in oil spill restoration funds approved for Louisiana
August 12, 2020
katc.com, KATC News - Wednesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG), the entity responsible for the oversight, planning, and implementation of Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment settlement funds in Louisiana, has…
Construction underway on components for permanent Bayou Chene floodgate
July 21, 2020
katc.com, KATC News – Governor John Bel Edwards announced construction is now underway on components of a permanent floodgate on Bayou Chene below Morgan City that will provide flood protection for portions of six parishes.
Coastal officials: Despite alarming research on Louisiana coast, ‘we will never give up’
June 2, 2020
theadvocate.com, Chip Kline and Bren Hasse -- A recently released study by a respected Tulane scientist has brought coastal Louisiana and its rapidly receding coastline back into the national spotlight. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how this research aligns…
The Brown Pelican: A True Success Story
May 13, 2020
WGNO, Rick Erbach - Today Queen Bess Island is a robust 37 acres of nesting paradise for the brown pelican. It’s the fourth largest largest pelican rookery in Louisiana. It produces 15-20 percent of the state’s nesting activity. Thousands of…