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CPRA Receives Two Largest Grants Ever Awarded by RESTORE Council
March 13, 2024
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is now the recipient of the two largest grants ever awarded by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council). This distinction comes following the announcement of the…
CPRA and TLCD Announce Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex Moving to Phase 2 Construction
February 21, 2024
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District (TLCD) are pleased to announce that the Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Lock Complex project is moving into Phase 2 construction. TLCD awarded the construction…
Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group 2023 Annual Update Posted
October 19, 2023
https://youtu.be/WyBz62fc79Y?si=BDCz3y0mMUYN8mgR BATON ROUGE, La. - The Deepwater Horizon Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has posted a video recording of its 2023 Annual Update. This update serves as the Trustees’ annual meeting. The video includes information about the current status of funding and…
Endangered Sea Turtles and Bird Populations Flourish on Louisiana’s Disappearing Chandeleur Islands
September 13, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. - Officials from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea…
Gov. Edwards, CPRA Break Ground on Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
August 10, 2023
BELLE CHASSE, La. – Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), as well as several federal and state leaders, to officially break ground and begin construction on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. The…
Gov. Edwards Joins CPRA, Plaquemines Parish to Celebrate Completion of Spanish Pass Project
May 12, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. – Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Plaquemines Parish officials today in cutting the ribbon on the Spanish Pass Increment of the Barataria Basin Ridge and Marsh Creation Project,…
CPRA Receives NFWF Funding Allocation for Construction of Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
March 8, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Board of Directors approved the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) request to dedicate $660 million toward construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. This funding represents the final…
CPRA Receives over $2 Billion in Funding for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Construction
February 1, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. - Today, the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG), the group of state and federal agencies responsible for overseeing and approving spending Deepwater Horizon natural resource damages oil spill settlement dollars in Louisiana, approved $2.26 billion in funding…
USACE Selects CPRA’s River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp as Mitigation for West Shore Lake Pontchartrain
January 23, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. - Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) received confirmation that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District selected the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp (MSP) as a mitigation feature for the…
CPRA Receives Authorizations for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
December 19, 2022
BATON ROUGE, La. - Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) received approval of permits and permissions to build and operate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This major milestone completes USACE’s…