Office of Coastal Management

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.

Simply put, the LCRP goal was to protect and restore and develop resources found in the state’s coastal zone. 

The program today is designed to balance the uses and users of Louisiana’s coastal resources for the benefit of all citizens that live and work here. Over the past 29 years, the LCRP has developed a very responsive and robust management program that includes Permitting, Local Coastal Programs, Federal Consistency, Conservation Plan, and other programs which provide the means to accomplish specific objectives. 

Because of its implementation, the state has a set of guidelines that protect coastal resources, restore damaged and/or lost coastal resources and provide cost-matching funding with the federal agencies to perform coastal restoration projects. The partnership with the coastal parishes as well as other state and federal agencies has been a hallmark for our similar programs.

The LCRP is also leading the way in addressing Governor Jindal’s executive order mandating that all activities proposed to take place in the coastal zone be consistent with the Louisiana Master Plan for coastal protection and restoration.