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December 14, 2011
- $14.9M for oyster enhancement and $13.2M for Lake Hermitage marsh creation projects -
BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that two "Louisiana Plan" projects are part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustee Council's draft early restoration plan for the Gulf following the BP oil spill. The plan includes approximately $14.9 million for oyster cultch in six areas of coastal Louisiana and an oyster hatchery enhancement project in Grand Isle.
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October 14, 2011
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) will conduct a final design (95%) meeting for the Biloxi Marsh Shoreline Protection Project (PO-72) on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m. in the 11th Floor Conference Room of the Chase Building, North Tower located at 450 Laurel Street in Baton Rouge. Read More »
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August 19, 2011
BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not using the best methods or timing to armor levees in the New Orleans area and it should not proceed until better methods are considered and evaluated, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) asserted during its August meeting Read More »
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June 02, 2011
Today, the United States Geological Survey's National Wetlands Research Center released a new report on coastal Louisiana land loss. The report concludes that nearly 1900 square miles of coastal Louisiana have been lost since 1932. The report indicates that the rate of coastal loss over the 2008-2010 period has significantly decreased and the state may have actually gained land during this two year period. Read More »
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May 24, 2011
BATON ROUGE -- State agencies continue their efforts to fight and prepare for flooding in communities across Louisiana. Updates from individual agencies are below. Read More »
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May 17, 2011
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana taxpayers in areas of the state affected by the 2011 spring flood are eligible for extensions to file and pay state taxes, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) announced Monday. Read More »
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May 01, 2011
State and federal agencies in Louisiana continue preparations today for the expected May cresting of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers, as several agencies are involved in a proactive strengthening operation of the Mississippi River levee south of Louisiana State University. This operation is designed to strengthen the levee in the area of River Road south of Brightside Lane. Read More »
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October 26, 2010
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has named John H. Hankinson, Jr. to be the executive director of the newly established Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. President Obama signed an executive order earlier this month establishing the task force, which will coordinate efforts to implement restoration programs and projects in the gulf coast region. Jackson, a New Orleans native, was named as chair of the task force due to her considerable involvement in the Obama Administration’s immediate response efforts following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and her knowledge and extensive experience in environmental issues – factors that will be central in spurring actions to help to restore the region’s ecosystem while providing important support for the economy. Read More »
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October 26, 2010
Jon Bowermaster, Gadling - In Baton Rouge last week I met for the first time a very vocal third-generation shrimper, George Barisich, who has been working the Gulf his entire life, initially for the fun of it – crabbing as a kid – and ever since as a fulltime commercial fisherman, since 1966.
He inherited his 50-foot shrimp, the "FJG," which his father named after his three sons: Frances, Jefferson and George.
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October 25, 2010
Rick Jervis, USA Today - Scientists who were aboard two research vessels studying the Gulf of Mexico oil spill's impact on sea life have found substantial amounts of oil on the seafloor, contradicting statements by federal officials that the oil had largely disappeared. Read More »
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October 25, 2010
AP - An area of discolored water near a Mississippi River pass south of New Orleans appears to be an algae bloom, but another spot 10 miles away could be oil, the Coast Guard said.
Jeff Hall, spokesman for the Unified Area Command, said tests would be conducted to determine whether the suspected oil is from the BP spill.
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October 18, 2010
Baton Rouge, LA - On Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior released offshore energy revenue sharing allocations to the state of Louisiana and coastal parishes. The state of Louisiana will receive $222,725 from offshore energy production in 2009. Louisiana's 19 coastal parishes will share in approximately $56,000 or an average of less than $3000 each. Read More »
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October 05, 2010
BATON ROUGE, La - State Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority officials conducted an inspection trip of the barrier island berms today to review construction operations. David Cresson, Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana, joined state officials on the trip. The flyover included a review of construction operations on the northern Chandeleur berm, known as E-4, and berms on the west side of the river in the vicinity of the Pelican and Scofield barrier islands. Read More »
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September 30, 2010
Lieutenant Governor Scott Angelle, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority member, author and historian John Barry and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Chair Garret Graves were invited to testify before the National Oil Spill Commission yesterday in Washington, DC.
Their statements regarding the oil spill and the restoration and recovery of coastal Louisiana communities are posted here.
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September 29, 2010
BATON ROUGE, La - Today Garret Graves, Chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, and chief coastal advisor to Governor Bobby Jindal, announced the creation of the Governor's Oyster Advisory Committee. The committee will be tasked with ensuring that the oyster industry is fairly represented and adequately compensated for the devastation that occurred as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Read More »
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