Office of Coastal Management
DNR notes first coastal project to invoke new beneficial use rules
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Coastal Management has accepted the first contribution to the Coastal Resources Trust Fund tied to a project making use the state’s rule changes on the beneficial use of material dredged in projects requiring a coastal use permit.
More Louisiana Marinas Join an Elite Group
Five marinas in the state have recently been certified and have joined the state’s Clean Marina Program, according to coastal managers at the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
LA Officials Take Step to Require the Corps of Engineers to Beneficially Use Lower Mississippi River Dredged Material
The State of Louisiana took a bold step today to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use sediment dredged from the Mississippi River to restore eroded wetlands in Louisiana – rather than wasting the material.
New DNR regulations on beneficial use of dredged material now effective
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management, has announced that new rules on the beneficial use of material dredged in projects requiring a coastal use permit will take affect Tuesday.
October 1 marks the Coastal Resources Program’s beginnings
It was October 1, 1980 when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved the state’s coastal management program. So while, the history of the Louisiana Coastal Resources Program or LCRP began many years past, the present is marked with a formula of success and integrity.
DNR Deputy Secretary Presents Clean Marinas in State
Today, DNR Deputy Secretary Lori LeBlanc presented program certificates to several marina operators who have been designated and recognized by the state for having a “clean marina."
DNR begins work on coastal zone boundary study
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Coastal Management is beginning a science-based study on the inland boundary of the state’s coastal zone to determine whether the boundary set more than 30 years ago still meets the coastal zone management needs of the state and its people.
Planning Guidebook Discussed in March
Three learning workshops presented by LSU Sea Grant Law and Policy Program and the state Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Management Division will be held in March.
DNR presents 2007 coastal projects review booklet
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Office of Coastal Restoration and Management has just published and distributed the 2007 Coastal Restoration Annual Project Reviews. The booklet is a review of the state’s coastal restoration projects under programs administered by DNR.
Louisiana’s coastal restoration progress marked with dedication of six projects
Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act celebrated the progress of six coastal restoration projects in Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes on Oct. 26, at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in Cocodrie.