This is an important time to speak up for our coast. With a change in administration and newly elected legislators, it’s important that all decision makers understand the importance of […]
Show your support for the coast at Coastal Day at the Legislature Read More »
Update (1/16/24): Due to hazardous weather conditions, CPRA has cancelled the meetings scheduled January 16 in Houma and January 17 in Lake Charles. We’ll provide an update if those meetings
Public meetings scheduled for Coastal Annual Plan (FY 2025) Read More »
On August 10, 2023, hundreds of people gathered in Belle Chasse, La to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion – the largest single ecosystem restoration project in U.S.
Originally enacted in 1982 by President Reagan, the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) encourages the conservation of storm-prone and dynamic coastal barrier land known as the Coastal Barrier Resources System
LWF signs on to support the expansion of Coastal Barrier Resources System Read More »
Update (3/17/22): On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the CPRA Board unanimously passed the FY23 Annual Plan. The Plan must now make its way through the Louisiana Legislature. The 2022 Regular
State’s annual coastal spending plan released, tops $1B for first time Read More »
UPDATE (6/74/21): The FY22 Annual Plan was passed unanimously by the Louisiana Legislature. The final plan can be viewed here. (April 20, 2021) LWF signed onto a comment letter
LWF supports CPRA FY 2022 Annual Plan; how you can help Read More »
Following the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent closing of the MRGO shipping channel, the MRGO Must Go Coalition (which LWF is part of) released a report detailing
MRGO Closure: Many benefits since Katrina but more to be done Read More »
April 20, 2020 marks a very unfortunate anniversary. A decade has passed since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil rig explosion spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf
Louisiana’s Coast: 10 Years Post-Gulf Oil Spill Read More »
The Mississippi River Delta is one of ten watersheds across the Gulf that the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) has chosen to focus on to leverage funds to address
Help protect 45,000 acres of Maurepas Swamp! Read More »