Office of Coastal Management
Coastal Restoration design work awarded for new Barrier Shoreline Project
SJB Group, LLC in Baton Rouge has been awarded the engineering and design contract for the Riverine Sand Mining / Scofield Island Restoration Project by the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) Open House Meetings
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host two CIAP “Open House” Public Meetings for the public to review, discuss and comment on all project proposals submitted to the State for Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) funding.
DNR and NOAA Begin Coastal Restoration Project
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Restoration Center have awarded a $17.7 million wetlands restoration contract that will protect and create 1,400 acres of wetlands in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
International visitors learn about coastal efforts
Coastal scientist Chuck Villarubia knows no stranger it seems, he has been tasked on many occasions to work with visiting journalists, national science magazine writers, other biologists and researchers as they seek knowledge of the state’s coastal restoration projects, particularly, the two freshwater diversion projects known as Caernarvon and Davis Pond.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2005
Baton Rouge, LA – Federal, state and local officials gathered at the State Capitol today to call for unity in seeking a 50 percent share of offshore oil and gas revenues to finally provide a continuous revenue stream for coastal protection for Louisiana.
Ducks Unlimited, L.D.W.F., L.D.N.R. & Partners Dedicate Wetland Restoration Project
Ducks Unlimited joined a coalition of state, local, and federal partners, and private supporters today at the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area in Terrebonne Parish to dedicate the first restored wetland since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the region.
DNR coastal officials author special report
Several DNR coastal officials have authored an international scientific publication highlighting the development of reconstruction plans for the disappearing Louisiana barrier islands.
Senate Allows for Coastal Protection Plan And Authority to be Formed
On Monday, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle joined Governor Kathleen Blanco in the Senate Chambers as members of the Senate listened to testimony of Senator Reggie Dupre of Houma on legislation that would bring hurricane protection and coastal preservation together for the first time.
New Permitting Online System Starts November 1
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Coastal Management Division will hold training sessions on how to use the agency’s new automated permit processing system during the months of November and December. Coastal officials had been working many months toward this concluding step in streamlining the Coastal Use Permit (CUP) process in the state.
Governor Blanco, Secretary Angelle note energy bill progress today
Governor Blanco, Secretary Angelle note energy bill progress today