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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…

APPROVED: Louisiana coastal restoration spending plan for FY 2019 unanimously adopted with bi-partisan support in State House and Senate

May 11, 2018

Baton Rouge, LA – Today the Louisiana Legislature unanimously adopted the proposed spending plan for the coming fiscal year submitted by the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), approving the expenditure of $566 million in anticipated revenues outlined in…

CPRA to highlight ongoing and future work at State of the Coast Conference 2018

May 7, 2018

BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is pleased to partner with The Water Institute of the Gulf and host Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana to produce the fifth biennial State of the Coast Conference at…

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,…

Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Anticipated Permit Decision Moved up to November 2020

April 3, 2018

Baton Rouge, LA - Today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District announced that it has updated the environmental and regulatory coordinated project plan (CPP) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.   In accordance with Title 41 of the Fixing…

Engineering and Design Contractor Selected for Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion

February 21, 2018

BATON ROUGE, LA — February 21, 2018 — Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has selected the Stantec Team to provide engineering, geotechnical, surveying, and other technical services for the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion project.