Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Coverage of Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in the Nexus archive.
- Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ could fast-track massive expansion of Plaquemines LNG export terminal
Plaquemines LNG is seeking a multi-billion-dollar expansion using fast-tracked permitting granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a national energy emergency declared by President Donald Trump. This expedited review, which could more than double the terminal's size, raises environmental alarms as critics warn it may damage up to 470 acres of wetlands in central Plaquemines Parish.
- How Ascension is turning 2016 flood lessons into action
Ascension Parish and Louisiana legislators have enacted new funding legislation for watershed restoration and flood-risk reduction in the Amite River Basin, following the 2016 flood. The law allocates funds managed by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Amite River Basin Commission, alongside land acquisitions for stormwater detention projects.
- How Ascension is turning 2016 flood lessons into action
Ascension Parish and the Amite River Basin mark the 10th anniversary of the 2016 flood with new legislation creating a dedicated funding source for watershed restoration and flood-risk reduction projects. The legislation, signed by Gov. Jeff Landry, establishes the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund, managed by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and distributed to the Amite River Basin Commission. Ascension Parish has also acquired land for stormwater detention basins to mitigate regional flood risks.