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CPRA Awards E & D Contracts for Deepwater Horizon NRDA Restoration Projects
March 3, 2017
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announces awards for engineering and design (E&D) contracts for coastal restoration projects to address injuries to natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill.
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Modification
February 21, 2017
Completion of the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge Modification project was celebrated today with a ribbon cutting on Bayou Lafourche at Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish. A key element of the $31 million Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche projects funded through…
Gov. Edwards’ Request Granted, Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Identified for Permit Prioritization and Streamlining
January 24, 2017
BATON ROUGE — The White House Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council rendered approval to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ request to include Louisiana’s Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project on the Federal Permitting Dashboard, a government-wide effort to streamline the federal permitting and review…
Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Releases First Final Restoration Plan
January 20, 2017
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), along with the other state and federal agencies of the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group, announces the release of its “Final Restoration Plan #1,” which selects restoration projects to continue to address injuries to…
CPRA releases 2017 Master Plan Data Viewer
January 13, 2017
Third-Party Environmental Impact Statement Contractor Selected for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
January 4, 2017
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has selected Gulf Engineers & Consultants (GEC) as the contractor to conduct the third party Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD). CPRA submitted an updated permit application to the…
The RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana Requests Proposals for $3 Million in Available Funds
November 18, 2016
BATON ROUGE, La. (November 18, 2016) – The RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana released a Request for Proposals Friday encouraging coastal researchers, both student and professional, to apply for about $3 million in competitive grant money. Projects submitted…
RESTORE Council awards grants for Gulf-wide Restoration to Louisiana for Marsh Creation and Living Shoreline Projects
November 1, 2016
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has been awarded two grants totaling approximately $7.5 million from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) for engineering and design of the Golden Triangle Marsh Creation ($3.2M) project and the…