Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Citizens Working to Protect and Restore a Sustainable Coastal Louisiana

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Coalition plays a leading role in framing and passing Act 6, a constitutional amendment charging the state with conserving, restoring, creating and enhancing vegetated wetlands in coastal Louisiana.
 
Inspired by the Coalition's "Save the Wetlands" campaign, Congress passes the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act.

The Coalition's work to update its Here Today Gone Tomorrow plan serves as an important basis for drafting the CWPPRA comprehensive restoration plan.

The successful Coastal Summit '95, sponsored by the Governor's Office and the Coalition, refocused the restoration effort.
 
The Coalition led a successful effort to pass a constitutional amendment to allow limited severance of mineral rights from surface rights to facilitate restoration projects.

The Coalition helps found Restore America's Estuaries, a national network of 11 regional groups dedicated to restoring one million acres of estuarine habitat by the year 2010.

The Coalition produces award-winning documentary "Bayou of the Lost"

The Coalition serves as main catalyst for the state/federal Coast 2050 strategy plan.

The Coalition releases "No Time to Lose" and initiates a campaign to implement Coast 2050.

The Coalition co-sponsors Coastal Summit 2001, where Gov. Foster vows to expand the restoration program and appoint advisors to the Committee on the Future of Coastal Louisiana.

Gov. Foster appoints Coalition Executive Director and four Coalition Board members to the Governor's Advisory Committee on Coastal Restoration.

Coalition co-hosts White House visit to coastal Louisiana
, engaging business and environmental leaders and working with state and federal agencies to shape comprehensive coastal restoration plan.

Coalition galvanizes national environmental groups in support of comprehensive ecosystem restoration in coastal Louisiana
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The Coalition achieves a step toward success in closing the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet as Congress directs the Corps of Engineers to develop a plan for closing the MRGO
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With the support of the Coalition the state reaches a royalty sharing agreement with the federal government to allocate a portion of outer continental shelf royalties to the state for restoration and protection activities.

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