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CPRA interim director: FY26 annual plan approved; draft Chandeleur restoration out for comment and river reintroduction grant awarded
Summary
Interim CPRA Executive Director Clay Parker reported the FY26 annual plan cleared both chambers, described 105 active CPRA projects, a public comment period for the draft Chandeleur Islands restoration plan and a $60 million Restore grant for the river reintroduction to Marapah Swamp.
Interim CPRA Executive Director Clay Parker told the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board that the agency’s fiscal year 2026 annual plan has been unanimously approved by both the House and Senate floors and will take effect July 1.
Parker said CPRA currently has 105 active projects: 38 in construction, 64 in engineering and design, and 3 in planning. He highlighted a handful of items the board will see soon: a draft restoration plan for the Chandeleur Islands opened for public review with a comment period running through July 16; the preferred…
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