For Immediate Release: March 17, 2009
Contact: Chris Macaluso
(225) 342-3968
chris.macaluso@la.gov
CPRA Meeting Agenda Set for Wednesday, March 18 at LaSalle Building in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE -- The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will conduct a public meeting Wednesday, February 18, 2009 beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the LaBelle Room on the first floor of the LaSalle Building located at 617 North Third Street in Baton Rouge.
The meeting information and agenda is listed below:
COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY
CPRA MEETING
LaSalle BUILDING
1st Floor-LaBelle Room
617 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA
March 18, 2009- 9:30 am
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration Updates from the Acting Director
(Jerome Zeringue)
IV. Annual Plan Briefing; Surplus Project Allocation (Kirk Rhinehart/OCPR)
V. Atchafalaya Basin Plan Update (Steve Chustz)
VI. Diversion Summit Overview and Next Steps (Richard Raynie, LACES/OCPR)
VII. Status of Feasibility Studies:
a. Louisiana Coastal Area (Bren Haase/OCPR)
b. Southwest Feasibility Study (Norwyn Johnson/OCPR)
c. Donaldsonville to the Gulf (Dustin White/OCPR)
VIII. State Perspective on LACPR Report (Norwyn Johnson/OCPR)
IX. Public Comments
X. Adjournment
If you need additional information, please call Chris Macaluso in The Governor's Office of Coastal Activities at (225) 342-3968 or email at
chris.macaluso@la.gov.
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's mandate is to develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive coastal protection and restoration master plan. For the first time in Louisiana's history, this single state authority will integrate coastal restoration and hurricane protection by marshalling the expertise and resources of the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation and Development, and other state agencies, to speak with one clear voice for the future of Louisiana's coast. Working with federal, state and local political subdivisions, including levee districts, the CPRA will work to establish a safe and sustainable coast that will protect our communities, the nation's critical energy infrastructure, and our bountiful natural resources for generations to come. The CPRA of Louisiana was established by Act 8 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of 2005.
