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Each
year in Louisiana, tens of thousands of acres of wetlands are lost
through subsidence, erosion and die-offs. When CWPPRA was signed
into law, legislators acknowledged the tremendous challenges facing
the State of Louisiana because of coastal erosion and wetlands loss.
The RC is one of several federal and state agencies that administer
funds and provide expertise for broadscale ecosystem-wide restoration
projects to stem habitat losses.