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The Honorable John Bel Edwards, GovernorState of Louisiana

Louisiana's Comprehensive

Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast

committed to our coast

Effective June 2, 2017

This public document is published at a total cost of $13,140.00. Two Thousand (2,000) copies of this public

document were published in this rst printing at a cost of $13,140.00. The total cost of all printings of this

document including reprints is $13,140.00. This document was published by OTS-State Printing, 627 North

4th Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, to

promulgate the comprehensive master plan, to report to the Louisiana Legislature, and inform Louisiana

Citizens under authority of R.S. 49:214.5.3. This material was printed in accordance with standards for

printing by state agencies established in R.S. 43:31. Printing of this material was purchased in accordance

with the provisions of Title 43 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

Photos courtesy of CPRA, NASA"s Earth Observatory, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana Sea Grant, and lotsemann, respectively

committed to our coast

LOUISIANA'S COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN FOR A SUSTAINABLE COAST LOUISIANA'S COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN FOR A SUSTAINABLE COAST

Louisiana's Comprehensive

Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast

Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana

Effective June 2, 2017

Jim Donelon

Commissioner, Louisiana Department of Insurance

Nedra Davis, Designee

Calvin Mackie

Representative East of the Atchafalaya River

Jimmy Cantrelle

Lafourche Parish President

Representative East of the Atchafalaya River

Steve C. Wilson

Pontchartrain Levee District

Representative East of the Atchafalaya River

Windell A. Curole

South Lafourche Levee District

Representative East of the Atchafalaya River

Guy McInnis

St. Bernard Parish President

Representative East of the Atchafalaya River

William (Bill) Hidalgo

St. Mary Levee District

Representative West of the Atchafalaya River

Laurie Cormier

Representative West of the Atchafalaya River

Senator Norby Chabert, Ex-officio

Designee of Senate President John Alario

Representative Tanner Magee, Ex-officio

Designee of Speaker of the House Taylor BarrasJohnny BradberryGovernor's Executive Assistant for Coastal Activities

Thomas Harris

Secretary, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Keith Lovell, Designee

Dr. Shawn Wilson

Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

Janice Williams, Designee

Jack Montoucet

Secretary, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Dr. Chuck Brown

Secretary, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Don Pierson

Secretary, Louisiana Department of Economic Development

Mandi Mitchell, Designee

Mike Strain

Commissioner, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

Brad Spicer, Designee

Jay Dardenne

Commissioner, Louisiana Division of Administration

Barbara Goodson, Designee

R. King Milling

Chair, Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection,

Restoration and Conservation

James Waskom

Director, Governor's Office of Homeland Security and

Emergency Preparedness

COASTAL PROTECTION AND

RESTORATION AUTHORITY

BOARD MEMBERS

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APPENDICES

Appendix A

Project Definition

Appendix B

People and the Landscape

Appendix C

Modeling

Appendix D

Planning Tool

Appendix E

Flood Risk and Resilience

Program Framework

Appendix F

Adaptive Management

Appendix G

Outreach and Engagement

Appendices for

Louisiana"s

Comprehensive Master Plan for a

Sustainable Coast

are available at coastal.la.gov

CONTENTS

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INVESTING IN

OUR FUTURE

BUILDING A COASTAL PROTECTION AND

RESTORATION STRATEGY FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS

EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

CLARITY OF

FOCUS

PROGRESS ON

THE GROUND

DEVELOPING THE

MASTER PLAN

2017 COASTAL

MASTER PLAN

IMPLEMENTATION

STRATEGY

LOOKING TO

THE FUTURE1.

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EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

CLARITY

OF FOCUS

PROGRESS ON

THE GROUND

DEVELOPING THE

MASTER PLAN

2017 COASTAL

MASTER PLAN

LOOKING TO

THE FUTURE

IMPLEMENTATION

STRATEGY

Photo courtesy of Lindsey Janies Photography

Delacroix, LA

EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

PROGRESS ON THE GROUND

A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

FLOOD RISK TO OUR COMMUNITIES

THE WORKING COAST

2017 COASTAL MASTER PLAN

WHAT THE PLAN DELIVERS

MASTER PLAN DATA VIEWER

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EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

CLARITY

OF FOCUS

PROGRESS ON

THE GROUND

DEVELOPING THE

MASTER PLAN

2017 COASTAL

MASTER PLAN

LOOKING TO

THE FUTURE

IMPLEMENTATION

STRATEGY

Photo courtesy of Louisiana Sea Grant

OUR TIE TO THE LAND

A father who remembers fishing in

the local bayou wants to continue the tradition with his own children. A town that cherishes its history wants to continue being a place where people work and raise families. People who enjoy coastal

Louisiana"s birding, hunting, and boating

want those activities to remain vital parts of their lives. Such desires show a deep appreciation for the landscape and a recognition that the coast"s value goes beyond simple utility. This recognition is at the heart of our experience as coastal

Louisianans, and it is this value we are

called to sustain. Louisiana"s coast is a precious natural, economic, and cultural resource. It is an area rich in ecological abundance that supports world-class commercial and recreational fisheries and is home to an array of waterfowl, migratory birds, reptiles, and amphibians. It is an area that maintains five of the top 12 ports (by cargo volume) in the United States. It is a major energy supplier of our nation"s oil and natural gas.

Above all, the Louisiana coast is home to more

than 2 million people - nearly half of the state"s population. Our people have a deep and abiding love for their coast and a rich cultural heritage closely connected to the land and water. This complex and fragile ecosystem is disappearing at an alarming rate. Between 1932 and 2010, Louisiana"s coast lost more than 1,800 square miles of land.

From 2004 through 2008 alone, more than 300

square miles of marshland were lost to Hurricanes

Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike.

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The major causes of

this land loss include the effects of climate change, sea level rise, subsidence, hurricanes, storm surges, disconnection of the Mississippi River from coastal marshes, and human impacts. The 2017 Coastal Master Plan sets an ambitious path to respond to the loss of our coastal land and the threats from storm surge events. The master plan, in its purest sense, is a list of projects that build or maintain land and reduce risk to our communities.

Because the funding for all of those projects is

not available now, the master plan identifies a long-term program of construction, operations and maintenance, and adaptive management that is guided by a robust and continuous planning process, to be implemented as funds become available, much like the Federal Highway or the

Mississippi River and Tributaries Systems. For

the 2017 Coastal Master Plan, we built on the commitment and knowledge gained from the previous master plans. We used the best available science and engineering to prioritize and sequence projects for implementation. We made it a priority to engage our coastal stakeholders and communities in the planning process, because, in the end, they are part of the solution and the most important reason for preserving this national treasure that is coastal Louisiana.

Photos courtesy of Louisiana Sea Grant

While coastal Louisiana provides the state, region, and nation with important natural resources, here the greatest assets are not oil and gas, sheries, or sugar cane, but the people.

INTRODUCTION

BUILDING ON OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR COAST

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EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

CLARITY

OF FOCUS

PROGRESS ON

THE GROUND

DEVELOPING THE

MASTER PLAN

2017 COASTAL

MASTER PLAN

LOOKING TO

THE FUTURE

IMPLEMENTATION

STRATEGY

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Cameron

Abbeville

Jean Lafitte

Grand

IsleRaceland

LaroseNew

Orleans

VeniceMandeville

Slidell

Morgan

CityLaplace

Houma

Chauvin

Dulac

Port Fourchon

LeevilleGrand Chenier

Pecan Island

PROJECTS COMPLETED OR FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTION

PROGRESS ON THE GROUND

SINCE 2007, WE HAVE COMPLETED OR FUNDED FOR

CONSTRUCTION A TOTAL OF 135 PROJECTS, RESULTING IN OVER 36,000 ACRES OF LAND BENEFITED, 282 MILES OF LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS, AND OVER 60 MILES OF BARRIER ISLANDS AND

BERMS CONSTRUCTED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

PROJECT TYPES

Structural

ProtectionShoreline

ProtectionOyster Barrier

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