Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Citizens Working to Protect and Restore a Sustainable Coastal Louisiana

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The work of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana is only possible with the support of our members from all walks of life who step forward to share their story and make a commitment to the future of this great place.  Please take a moment to renew or begin your membership today.

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State of the Coast
The Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and many others have partnered together to host the State of the Coast (SOC) Conference.  The conference will consist of three full days of presentations by leading experts in concurrent sessions, café and beignet sessions, keynote speakers, coastal policy plenary sessions, poster sessions and social networking opportunities.  Click here for more information. 

 
Volunteers Needed- Bringing Nature Back II

The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and Entergy Corporation invite you to participate in a forested wetland restoration project at Audubon Louisiana Nature Center.  Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center was named one of the top five urban nature centers in the United States.  The Nature Center suffered considerable damage from Hurricane Katrina which devastated its interpretive center, exhibits and an estimated 75 percent of the forest was destroyed.  Click Here for more information.


 
MRGO Must Go Campaign

The Corps of Engineers has recently submitted its final report to Congress to deauthorize the MRGO.  But that simply isn't enough.   The Coalition together with our many partners is calling on the President and Congress to develop a comprehensive closure plan for MRGO that includes the restoration of wetlands.  TAKE ACTION.

 
Latest News
Great Wall takes shape in N.O. East
Fox  10.21.09
Corps begins work on three outfall canals

WWL 10.21.09

Go-ahead expected for Reach F

Tri-Parish Times 10.21.09.........more news


 
Recent Actions

CRCL Executive Director testifies before Senate EPW Committee 
(Steven Peyronnin's testimony begins approximately 103:30)


 
Current Events

Volunteers Needed for Cameron Shoreline Beach Restoration

Beach Restoration on Elmer's Island

Cameron Shoreline Beach Restoration- July 2009

Rockefeller Refuge Planting


 
MRGO Final Report  & COE Report
Steps to de-authorize and close the MRGO appear to be moving forward following the Corps of Engineers release of their final plan and a signed Chief of Engineers' Report.
MRGO
USACE Final MRGO De-Authorization Report to Congress

MRGO Deauthorization Chief of Engineers' Report

Governor’s Advisory Commission Recommendations on MRGO

Gov. Blanco Endorses Commission Recommendations on MRGO


MRGO De-Authorization Interim Report to Congress

 
Multiple Lines of Defense
Multiple Lines of Defense Diagram

Comprehensive Recommendations Supporting the Use of the Multiple Lines of Defense Strategy to Sustain Coastal Louisiana

A Report from the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, the Multiple Lines of Defense Strategy is a methodology to design flood control and wetland restoration in coastal Louisiana.  The strategy works on the well-founded premise that coastal Louisiana must be protected from hurricane surge by both man-made features, such as levees, and by the natural coastal wetland buffer along the Louisiana coast.  Levees alone will not work. Together, a healthy coastal estuary and appropriately designed levees system can sustain Louisiana’s ecology and economy of the coast.


 
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