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Gov. Edwards Announces Start of Construction on West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection Project
July 26, 2021
Gov. Edwards Announces Three Large-Scale Coastal Restoration Projects in Southeast Louisiana
May 19, 2021
Louisiana’s RESTORE Act Plan Amendment Approved to fund $261 Million in Southwest Louisiana Projects
April 16, 2021
Gov. Edwards Tours Trinity-East Island as Construction Continues on Terrebonne Basin Barrier Island Project
April 5, 2021
CPRA Announces Completion of Rock Shoreline Protection Project in Cameron Parish
March 24, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced the completion of another segment of rock breakwaters at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish.
Gov. Edwards and CPRA Announce Funding for Nonstructural Projects in St. Tammany and Vermilion Parishes
March 23, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA – Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced $163 million in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding from the Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI) has been designated to 15 flood risk reduction projects and programs in communities throughout…
Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available for Public Review and Comment
March 5, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA — Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for CPRA’s proposed Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. This document signifies a critical milestone in the permitting process for the largest coastal restoration effort in…
CPRA Releases Draft Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Plan
February 17, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released a draft version of the agency’s annual spending plan for Fiscal Year 2022, which runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. The Integrated Ecosystem…
CPRA Receives $26.7 Million RESTORE Act Grant to Fund Phase I Construction of the Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex
February 11, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has been awarded $26.7 million to fund the dredging of 1.2 million cubic yards of earthen material to begin construction of a lock complex adjacent to the Bubba Dove…
CPRA, Nicholls Announce Duplantis Design Group to Design Coastal Center at Nicholls State University
February 8, 2021
THIBODAUX, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Nicholls State University have announced that Duplantis Design Group has been hired to design the Coastal Center.