Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Chip Kline has resigned as director for coastal activities and chairman of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards named Bren Haase to serve… Read More

In a season where inflation and supply chain issues are disrupting some infrastructure projects, at least one is moving ahead at full speed and full funding: the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion… Read More

The pieces are falling into place for construction to begin this year on Louisiana’s massive Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, planned for the west bank of the Mississippi River near the town… Read More

The state of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is proposing to build a freshwater diversion at Bayou Boeuf Lock in Morgan City near Mile 94 on the Gulf… Read More

Note: This is the third of three articles on the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s plans for freshwater diversion channels in southern Louisiana. Previous articles appeared in the February… Read More

The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) concluded its annual high-water inspection trip aboard the mv. Mississippi on April 8 in Baton Rouge, La. It was the fourth stop along the Mississippi… Read More

On January 4, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state has begun construction on the Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project, part of the Pontchartrain Basin restoration plan being overseen… Read More

According to a pair of reports released December 9 and published in the Federal Register December 13, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing spending about $3.2 billion on… Read More