Thank you to Governor Landry and his administration for prioritizing overdue maintenance needed to protect the vital wildlife habitat and coastal protection that White Lake provides in southwest Louisiana.
CPRA and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are moving forward with a comprehensive master plan for White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. At a public meeting in Gueydan in August 2025, the problems and priorities were identified and the final plan is due October 2025. Priority projects include:
- GIWW Shoreline Protection Project
- WLWCA Unit 2 Impoundment Levee Stabilization Project
- White Lake North Shoreline Protection Project
The costs could be $200 million (not the earlier projection of $40 million) mainly due to the expense of rocks for rip rap breakwaters for shoreline protection in portions of the lake and GIWW shoreline repairs that are the responsibility of the state to maintain. LWF continues to work with other organizations to support urgent response to the maintenance work needed for White Lake to provide the benefits for waterfowl, agriculture, whooping crane species recovery, and storm protection to the GIWW and residents in the area. Check out the information handout in August 2025.