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Queen Bess Island Restoration Contract Awarded to Pontchartrain Partners, LLC Project Scheduled to Begin in August
July 3, 2019
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has awarded the contract to restore Queen Bess Island to Pontchartrain Partners, LLC., a Louisiana-based company headquartered in New Orleans. The $9.8 million construction contract is being funded through…
Many Louisiana Coastal Projects Being Funded With Billions of Dollars Resulting From Deepwater Horizon Fines and Settlements
April 17, 2019
BATON ROUGE, LA. – Seven major coastal restoration projects in Louisiana totaling more than half a billion dollars have been completed and paid for with settlement money resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Projects working their way toward…
CMAR Contractor Selected for Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion
April 8, 2019
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) selected the Louisiana Diversion Company (LDC) to provide Construction Management At-Risk (CMAR) services for the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project, the agency announced Monday.
Queen Bess Island Restoration Project Greenlighted
March 29, 2019
BATON ROUGE, LA –Funding has been approved to restore Queen Bess Island, a major breeding ground for the state bird the brown pelican, the La. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF)…
CPRA’s Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Receives Federal Dashboard Approval
February 14, 2019
Environmental review will be coordinated among federal, state and local governments.
RESTORE Council Approves Louisiana’s $20 million Parish Matching Opportunities Program
June 18, 2018
BATON ROUGE, LA — Projects in six Louisiana coastal parishes have been approved by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) to receive a total of $20 million in matching funds through the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority…
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustees Release Draft Supplemental Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Elmer’s Island Access Project Modification
May 11, 2018
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (Louisiana TIG) has released a Draft Supplemental Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment. In response to public comment on our December 2017 Draft Recreational Use Plan, the Louisiana…
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustees Release Final Barataria Basin Strategic Restoration Plan
April 18, 2018
BATON ROUGE, LA — March 20, 2018 — The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (Louisiana TIG) approved and released a restoration plan intended to restore wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats in the Barataria Basin.
CPRA’s RESTORE Parish Matching Amendment
April 18, 2018
This RESTORE Parish Matching Amendment to the State’s First Amended RESTORE Plan, which was approved by the RESTORE Council in June 2018, was published and made available for public review and comment for a minimum of forty five (45) days,…