For Immediate Release: Dec. 7, 2009
Contact: Chris Macaluso
(225) 342-3968
chris.macaluso@la.gov

Agenda Set for CPRA Meeting Wednesday, Dec. 9 in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS -- The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will conduct a public meeting Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Bowers Auditorium located at 1555 Poydras Street in New Orleans.

The meeting information is listed below:

COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY

The meeting of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has been scheduled for:

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
9:30am
1555 Poydras Street
Bowers Auditorium, 1st Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Agenda

IV. Old Business

V. OCPR/CPRA/GOCA Organizational Structure- Steve Mathies & Kyle Graham

VI. Approval of Expenditure from Emergency Fund- Jerome Zeringue, OCPR

VII. Update on Outfall Canal PPA- Garret Graves

VIII. Update on Coastal Zone Boundary Study- Vicki Duffourc, Shaw Group

IX. Update on Lower Mississippi Consistency Determination- Lou Buatt, Department of Natural Resources

X. Approval of Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan- Stephen Chustz, Department of Natural Resources

XI. Seabrook Gates at Industrial Canal- Clay Miller, Port of New Orleans; Henry Kinney, Attorney for Seabrook Harbor; Scott Schenck, New Orleans RV; Col. Sinkler, USACE.

XII. Caminada State Seashore Concept- Al Danos, Lafourche Parish Beachfront Development District

XIII. 100 Year Level of Protection for Jesuit Bend- Billy Nungesser, President of Plaquemines Parish

XIV. Public Comments

XV. 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.

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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 marshaling the expertise and resources of the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration 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.