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St. Tammany Parish Government now accepting recycled Christmas trees for marsh restoration until January 31.

The $100 million project is building nearly seven miles of marsh and a ridge similar to a beach dune.

St. Bernard Parish Government has just announced that four largescale coastal restoration projects have advanced in the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) funding process.

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has announced the start of construction on the New Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Stabilization and Marsh Creation project along the eastern shore of Lake Pontchartrain and areas surrounding Lake St. Catherine.

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently released a draft version of their annual spending plan for Fiscal Year 2023 which anticipates investing $1.3 billion in dredging and coastal protection projects.

Louisiana to get $261M for southwest Louisiana marsh creation The U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved Louisiana’s plan to spend $261 million in settlement money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill for marsh restoration in southwest Louisiana, the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority announced Friday. The plan focuses mainly on drainage improvements and marsh creation and nourishment. “The implementation plan incorporates the best available science and enab...

Bayou Ducros, Bayou Terre aux Boeufs projects get boost March 4, 2021, by Eldin Ganic St. Bernard Parish Government last week announced that two largescale coastal restoration projects have advanced in the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) process. Coastal parishes, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), and participating federal agencies voted the Bayou Ducros Marsh Creation project in the Po...

CPRA presents Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Plan draft version February 18, 2021, by Eldin Ganic 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 Restoration & Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana: Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Plan anticipates investing $887 million in Louisi...

CPRA releases 2020 Year in Review December 14, 2020, by Eldin Ganic The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) last week released its 2020 Year in Review, outlining the agency’s accomplishments in coastal protection and restoration. The past year saw the advancement of 112 coastal projects, including 49 projects in construction, surpassing last year’s record of 40 projects in active construction. “In a year of unprecedented ...