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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.
CPRA Announces Start of $32 Million Marsh Restoration Project in Southwest Cameron Parish
February 4, 2021
CAMERON, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced construction activity is underway on the Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing project located in Cameron Parish northwest of Holly Beach. This restoration project will address a…
CPRA Announces Release of Youth Wetlands Program 2021 Teacher Curriculum
January 20, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced the release of the latest edition of the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H Youth Wetlands Program (YWP) curriculum for Louisiana’s teachers.
STATEMENT BY CPRA CHAIRMAN CHIP KLINE
January 19, 2021
CPRA Announces Recommended Changes to Oyster Lease Acquisition Compensation Program
January 12, 2021
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) released its final report regarding recommended changes to its program for determining compensation to oyster growers whose state oyster leases are acquired for coastal protection and restoration projects.
Restoration of 88-Acre Bird Nesting Habitat Begins on Rabbit Island in Cameron Parish
January 11, 2021
CAMERON, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced today that operations are underway to restore Rabbit Island, the only Brown Pelican colony in the Southwest Louisiana.