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In 2023, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority brought some of the largest, most transformational projects in history to life across the coast.
The past year saw the completion of eight projects, valued at $227 million, and the beginning of construction on 15 projects, valued at over $3 billion.
Throughout the year, CPRA improved over 10 miles of levee, benefitted over 6,600 acres of marsh, and pumped over 22 million cubic yards of dredged sediment.
One of CPRA’s biggest accomplishments of the year came in May with the unanimous approval of the 2023 Coastal Master Plan and Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Plan by the Louisiana legislature.
Also in May, CPRA celebrated the completion of the Spanish Pass project. The project restored over six miles of ridge west of Venice, La. and built over 1,670 acres of marsh with nearly 11 million cubic yards of sediment, making it the largest marsh and ridge creation project by both acres built and volume dredged.
2023 Year in Review