Oyster reef living shorelines have been found to provide a resilient and adaptive alternative to conventional hard coastal protection, reducing wave energy while supporting oyster colonization.

ROCKAWAY BEACH WAS BASICALLY. DESTROYED BY HURRICANE SANDY. WE HAD ABOUT NINE FEET OF WATER IN MY PARENTS BASEMENT, AND MY NEIGHBORS JUST LOOKED LIKE THEY’VE BEEN THROUGH A WAR. I STOOD THERE AND I ...

The effort comes after Town Hall staff expressed frustration over how to make the public more aware of regular coastal ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) approved the 2027 annual plan, which has hundreds of projects geared toward protecting and restoring Louisiana’s ...

At this week’s meeting of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority governing board, the agency announced $6 million in coastal projects paid for through Gulf of America oil and gas ...

Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is gearing up for a significant fiscal 2026, with an anticipated $1.8 billion budget aimed at flood risk reduction, coastal restoration, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the U.S. Army Corps of ...

Since their inception, the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Commission have been praised as pillars in protecting against negative impacts of development and in ...

The critical question is not whether this transformation will happen, but how it will be shaped. In a region where tourism ...