For Immediate Release: August 5, 2010
Contact: Chris Macaluso
(225) 342-3968
chris.macaluso@la.gov

Design Meeting for Biloxi Marsh Project Scheduled for August 24

BATON ROUGE -- The Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration will conduct a design (30 percent) meeting for the Biloxi Marsh Project on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 beginning at 10 a.m. in the 11th Floor conference room of the Chase Building, North Tower located at 450 Laurel Street in Baton Rouge.

This project is funded with the 2007 State Budget Surplus and will stabilize up to seven miles of shoreline along Lake Borgne from Jahncke's Ditch to Bayou Grande.

A copy of the preliminary design report documents for the Biloxi Marsh Project have been placed on a FTP site at the following address:

ftp://ftp.dnr.state.la.us/CED%20Engineering/PO-72%20Biloxi%20Marsh/30%25%20Design%20Meeting/

Please note that the pdf documents include the 30 percent design report, the 30 percent design drawings, the survey report, the geotechnical investigation report and the ecological review.

If you have any difficulty downloading the information and require assistance or if you have any questions regarding the project, please email or call Timothy Harper at timothy.harper@la.gov or (225) 342-4635.

Please submit comments in writing via email no later than 14 days following the preliminary design meeting.

For additional information regarding the meeting or any of Louisiana's coastal restoration and hurricane protection efforts, 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 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.