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CPRA Joins Partners to Break Ground on the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project
December 3, 2024
Mt. Airy, LA - Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) joined its partners from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, the Pontchartrain Levee District, and St. John the Baptist, St.…
U.S. Army Corps Approves $68 Million Interest Forgiveness for Key SELA Flood Control Project
November 22, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. - In a significant victory for Louisiana’s ongoing flood protection and resilience efforts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) granted the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) request for interest relief for the Southeast Louisiana Urban…
CPRA, DENR Applaud Senate Committee Passage of RISEE Act
November 19, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. - The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today passed Senate Bill 373, known as the Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2023 (RISEE Act), unanimously by voice vote. The bipartisan bill was authored by…
Federal, state, and local officials break ground on Southwest Louisiana Coastal Project
October 17, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the start of the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project. This project will deliver a non-structural approach to providing…
Sea Turtle Hatchlings Found on Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands for Third Consecutive Year
October 10, 2024
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) today announced the observance of endangered sea turtle hatchlings on…
Large-scale Marsh Creation Project in St. Bernard Parish Receives First-of-its-Kind Grant Funding
August 30, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. - St. Bernard Parish Government today announced the receipt of a first-of-its-kind grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program totaling $14.8 million for construction of Phase III of the Lake Lery…
CPRA Announces Over $37 million in Grants for Louisiana Coastal Projects
August 21, 2024
LULING, La. – At its monthly board meeting in Luling, La. today, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced grant funding totaling over $37 million dollars for coastal projects in Louisiana. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council)…
Gov. Landry, CPRA Break Ground on Phase 2 Construction of the Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex
August 7, 2024
DULAC, La. – Today, Gov. Jeff Landry joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and federal, state, and local leaders to break ground on Phase 2 construction of the Houma…
CPRA Awards Construction Contract for First Increment of River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp
July 17, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) awarded the contract for the first construction increment of the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project (MSP). South-Louisiana-based Phylway Construction, LLC will complete “Reach 6” of the project,…
TLCD’S Reggie Dupre Presented R. King Milling Distinguished Coastal Service Award
June 26, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board (CPRA) presented the R. King Milling Distinguished Coastal Service Award to Reggie Dupre, Executive Director of the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District (TLCD). The award was established in 2022 to…