Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…