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BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is seeking project ideas from citizens, governmental agencies, and organizations for consideration in the state’s 2029 Coastal Master Plan, which will guide future coastal restoration and protection efforts.
The Coastal Master Plan, updated every six years, serves as Louisiana’s strategic roadmap for addressing land loss and increased flood risk along the coast. The 2029 plan will build upon decades of scientific research and engineering to identify and prioritize projects that provide significant benefits to communities and the environment for decades to come.
“The 2029 Master Plan is an opportunity to reimagine what our coast can be for future generations,” said CPRA Executive Director Michael Hare. “We encourage everyone with innovative ideas to participate in this process so we can continue to protect our communities, environment, and way of life.”
CPRA is especially seeking projects that restore and sustain coastal habitats, reduce storm surge-based flood risk for communities, maintain or improve estuarine gradients to support diverse ecosystems, and provide benefits under future conditions of sea level rise and subsidence without requiring extensive maintenance.
Project idea submissions can come from anyone interested in protecting and restoring our coast – the general public, engineers, researchers, parishes, elected officials, state or federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, landowners, businesses, and/or industries. Submissions should clearly describe the project idea, its anticipated benefits, and its alignment with the Coastal Master Plan’s goals.
To support this effort, CPRA will host an informational webinar on July 18, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CST, to provide an overview of the Coastal Master Plan, project solicitation process, submission guidelines, and evaluation criteria. Those interested in joining the informational webinar are encouraged to register ahead of time to avoid delays in receiving the webinar link. To register, please go to bit.ly/2029MP. Once available, a recording of the webinar will be posted to this same page.
In addition, CPRA will hold a series of regional public workshops in July and August to engage directly with interested parties, answer questions, and provide feedback on project ideas. These workshops will be held in coastal parishes to promote broad public participation and will include opportunities for face-to-face discussions with CPRA technical staff about the Coastal Master Plan, new project development resources, and strengthening project ideas for submission.
For more information on workshops and additional new project development resources, visit coastal.la.gov/our-plan/2029-coastal-master-plan/.
The input collected will be evaluated for inclusion in the draft 2029 Coastal Master Plan, which will be released for public review before its submission to the Louisiana Legislature in 2029.
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