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State to Receive $67.9 million for Louisiana Coastal Master Plan Projects
November 14, 2013
Louisiana is receiving $67.9 million to advance projects designed to improve the marine and coastal environments, ecosystems, and habitats in the Gulf of Mexico and bordering states harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation…
GRANTS FOR CPRA APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
July 12, 2013
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has chosen to fund two of the proposals submitted for the spring 2013 CPRA Applied Research Program. The CPRA Applied Research Program was established in order to fund applied research focused on assisting…
GOV. JINDAL ANNOUNCES TWO “LOUISIANA PLAN” PROJECTS INCLUDED IN NRDA TRUSTEE COUNCIL EARLY RESTORATION PLAN
December 14, 2011
Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that two "Louisiana Plan" projects are part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustee Council's draft early restoration plan for the Gulf following the BP oil spill. The plan includes approximately $14.9 million for…
FINAL DESIGN MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE BILOXI MARSH SHORELINE PROJECT
October 14, 2011
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) will conduct a final design (95%) meeting for the Biloxi Marsh Shoreline Protection Project (PO-72) on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m. in the 11th Floor Conference Room of…
CPRA ASKS CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO HALT, DO THE RIGHT THING TO PROTECT ORLEANS LEVEES
August 19, 2011
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not using the best methods or timing to armor levees in the New Orleans area and it should not proceed until better methods are considered and evaluated, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration…
CPRA COMMENTS ON FEDERAL LAND LOSS REPORT RELEASED TODAY
June 2, 2011
Today, the United States Geological Survey's National Wetlands Research Center released a new report on coastal Louisiana land loss. The report concludes that nearly 1,900 square miles of coastal Louisiana have been lost since 1932. The report indicates that the…
STATE AGENCIES CONTINUE FLOOD FIGHTING EFFORTS, SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS
May 24, 2011
State agencies continue their efforts to fight and prepare for flooding in communities across Louisiana. Updates from individual agencies are below. kapak Sözler Gomplayer indir FLOOD FIGHTING EFFORTS In support of State and Parish requirements, the Louisiana National Guard has…