COAST 2050: A Partnership
State - Federal - Local
BACKGROUND
- Louisiana's
coastal land loss problem continues at a rate of more than 30 square miles
per year.
Several major plans have been developed to address coastal land loss but most of these only consider the marshes and barrier islands - not the people who live and work there.
Major state and federal restoration and conservation efforts are underway resulting in about $50 million being spent on coastal restoration each year.
These programs are able to address some of the problems but major efforts have been hampered by a lack of funds and the challenge of resolving conflicting coastal uses.
WHAT WILL COAST 2050 DO?
- Soliciting
public opinion and recommendations on coastal planning and restoration
efforts.
Resolving conflicts between restoration goals and coastal zone development and infrastructure.
Formulating a plan that is agreeable to the public, scientifically sound, and implementable.
COAST 2050 GOAL
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT?
COAST 2050 - WHO?
- Fishers,
hunters, and other user groups
Industry and business leaders
State agencies
Federal agencies
STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION
- Louisiana
Coastal Protection and Restoration Act Task Force (Breaux Act)
Natural Resource Conservation Service
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
National Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Office of the Governor
- Louisiana
Wetland Conservation and Restoration Authority
Office of the Governor
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Transportation & Development
Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
Division of Administration
State Soil and Water Conservation Committee
- Coastal
Parishes
Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion