Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is a governmental authority created by the Louisiana State Legislature in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to combat the ongoing erosion of Louisiana's coast. The CPRA reports to the Office of the Governor of Louisiana. The organization takes advantage of both federal and state funding of around $1 billion annually.

Since its founding, the organization has completed over 140 projects, benefitting of land, placing 193 million cubic yards of sediment, improving of levees, and restoring of barrier islands. CPRA predicts that, without action over the next 50 years, between of coastal land may be lost, depending on a low () or high () forecast of local sea level rise. Provided by Wikipedia