Breaux Act Newsflash - CPRA Releases Draft 2010 Annual Plan; Conducting Public Comment Meetings Feb 17-19

CPRA Releases Draft 2010 Annual Plan; Conducting Public Comment Meetings Feb
17-19

BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority,
on Tuesday, released a draft of the "Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Plan:
Integrated Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane Protection in Coastal
Louisiana."

The draft plan identifies a host of coastal restoration and hurricane
protection projects that will receive funding during the 2010 - 2012 fiscal
years from a variety of state and federal funding sources. All projects
identified in the draft plan are integral components of Louisiana's
overarching Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast which was
approved by the state legislature in 2007.

The draft 2010 annual plan can be viewed on the CPRA website at
http://www.lacpra.org/draftannualplan2010 .

The following public hearings have been scheduled to receive comments and
recommendations regarding the draft plan:

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
Belle Chase Auditorium
8398 Highway 23
Belle Chasse, LA 70037

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government
Council Chambers
Government Tower Building
8026 Main Street
Houma, LA 70360

Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Carnegie Memorial Library
411 Pujo St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601

Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration officials will be on hand at
each meeting to answer questions about the draft plan.

Comments can also be sent by mail to the Louisiana Office of Coastal
Protection and Restoration, attention Karim Belhadjali, P.O. Box 44027,
Baton Rouge, LA. 70804-4027. Comments will also be accepted by phone at
(225) 342-4123 and by email at info@lacpra.org.

The last day to submit public comments is March 27, 2009.

All public comments will be considered before the writing and submission of
a final plan for approval by the CPRA in advance of the 2009 legislative
regular session which is scheduled to begin April 27, 2009. Once approved by
the CPRA, the fiscal year 2010 Annual Plan will then be submitted for
approval by the legislature.

For more information about the CPRA's Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Plan and
Louisiana's ongoing coastal protection and restoration efforts, please
contact Chris Macaluso by email at chris.macaluso@la.gov.