For Immediate Release: Feb. 22, 2007
Contact: Chris Macaluso
(225) 342-3968
chris.macaluso@la.gov
CPRA Agenda Set for Feb. 26 Meeting at LSU Ag Center
BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will conduct its first meeting of 2008 and the first since the inauguration of Governor Bobby Jindal Tuesday, Feb. 26 in Baton Rouge at the LSU Ag Center's 130 J. Norman Efferson Hall, room 214 beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The meeting will be the first for seven new members of the authority including new Chairman Garret Graves, Governor Jindal's senior advisor for coastal activities.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
CPRA MEETING
LSU Ag Center
130 J. Norman Efferson Hall, Room 214
FEBRUARY 26, 2008- 9:30AM
FINAL AGENDA
I. Call to Order (Graves)
II. Roll Call (Graves)
III. Introductions
IV. Greetings and Opening Remarks
V. CRPA 101
VI. Annual Plan Update
VII. Corps of Engineers' Brief (State Cost Share Expectations)
VIII. Old Business
IX. Discussion on Project Cooperation Agreements
X. New Business
A. Executive Order
B. Mitigation Issues Related to CWPPRA
C. Induced Shoaling
D. CPRA members input to Annual Plan
XI. Agency Reports
XII. Public Comments
XIII. Adjournment
For more information, please contact Chris Macaluso in the Governor's Office of Coastal Activities at (225) 342-3968 or by 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.
