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A record $1.71 billion annual spending plan for coastal restoration and hurricane protection was unanimously approved for fiscal year 2025 this week by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority board of directors.
A "living shoreline" in Jefferson Parish, a lock complex for the Houma Navigation Canal and work on an unprecedented Mississippi River diversion are among a long list of coastal restoration and hurricane risk reduction projects state officials hope to prioritize…
Louisiana has been allowed by the Army Corps of Engineers to count $110 million spent on two major coastal restoration projects in recent years as credits towards the state’s $1.12 billion share of the cost of the $14.6 billion post-Katrina…
“What we do is trying to help our community and other underserved communities where many residents are overlooked in decisions that are made for environmental issues,” said Arthur Johnson, CEO of the 9th Ward Center for Sustainability & Environmental Development.…