MEETINGS

 

 

August 19, 2010

Governor's Advisory Commission Meeting
Stokes Auditorium - Lake Charles, LA
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August 19th Governor's Advisory Commission Agenda
Coastal Zone Management Boundary: PowerPoint
Master Plan 2012 Update: PowerPoint
River Mangement: PowerPoint
Oil Spill Protection Act



August 18, 2010

Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Meeting
LaBelle Room - Baton Rouge
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August 18th CPRA Agenda
Coastal Zone Management Boundary: PowerPoint
Master Plan 2012 Update: PowerPoint

Hurricane Protection System Peer Review Process


July 28, 2010

CPRA Meeting
State Capitol, House Commitee Room 1 - Baton Rouge
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Louisiana Attorney General's Office
DEQ Chris Piehler

Office of Coastal Acitivities Drew Banta

Stephanie Morris, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office

 


July 7, 2010

Emergency CPRA Meeting
UNO - New Orleans
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CPRA Chairman Garret Graves


June 16, 2010

CPRA Full Authority Meeting, Department of Natural Resources 
LaSalle Building - Baton Rouge
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CPRA Chairman Garret Graves, Statewide oil spill response and impact 
Office of Coastal Activities Deputy Kyle Graham, progress of sand berm construction 
OCPR, LSU Coastal Scientist Dr. Robert Twilley, Scientific review and monitoring of oil spilland sand berm construction
OCPR Bren Haase and USACE Mark Wingate update of status of LCA restoration projects
OCPR Laura Belden and Dave Fruge, Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative


March 17, 2010

CPRA Full Authority Meeting, Department of Natural Resources 
LaSalle Building, Baton Rouge
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River Level Predictions - Dave Reed and Jeff Graschel, NOAA
Levee Decertification - Larry Voice, FEMA
Levee Decertification - Dr. Joseph Suhayda, LSU
Partnership Fund - Kirk Rhinehart, OCPR


February 8-10, 2010

Fiscal Year 2011 Draft Annual Plan Public Meetings
Chalmette, Houma, Lake Charles.
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Public Comments 
Chalmette Feb. 8 power point presentation
Chalmette Sign in Sheet
Chalmette Meeting Transcript
Houma Feb. 9 power point presentation
Houma Sign In Sheet
Houma Meeting Transcript
Lake Charles Feb. 9 power point presentation
Lake Charles Sign in Sheet
Lake Charles Meeting Transcript


January 27, 2010

CPRA Full Authority Meeting
Louisiana State Capitol, House Committee Room 1, Baton Rouge
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Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Plan - Karim Belhadjali, OCPR
OCPR's Emergency Operations Plan - Jerome Zeringue, OCPR
Impacts of Freshwater Diversions on Coastal Wetlands - Dr. Andy Nyman, LSU
Realities in New Orleans During Katrina - Windell Curole, South Lafourche Levee District


December 9, 2009

CPRA Full Authority Meeting
1555 Poydras Street, Bowers Auditorium, New Orleans
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OCPR/CPRA/GOCA Organizational Structure - Steve Mathies
OCPR/CPRA/GOCA Organizational Structure - Kyle Graham
Update on Coastal Zone Boundary Study - Dr. John Day
Approval of Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan - Stephen Chustz, DNR
Caminada State Seashore Concept - Al Danos, Lafourche Parish Beachfront Development District


August 19, 2009

CPRA Full Authority Meeting
Louisiana State Capitol, House Committee Room 6, Baton Rouge
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Status on HSDRRS-Mike Park USACE
Long Distance Sediment Pipeline into Barataria Basin-Laura Belden/Brown and Caldwell
"Drowning of the Mississippi Delta Due to Insufficient Sediment Supply and Global Sea-Level Rise." - Dr. Harry Roberts & Dr. Robert Twilley
Review and Approval of CIAP Plan Modifications (Greg Grandy/OCPR)
CPRA LEERD's - David Miller
Multiple Lines of Defense & Strategic Restoration Concepts for the Coastal Area-Steven Peyronnin CRCL and Carlton Dufrechou LPBF
Brief Overview of Beneficial Use Practices in Louisiana/BUDMAT-Bren Haase/OCPR


June 29, 2009

CPRA Full Authority Meeting
Louisiana State Capitol House Committee Room 6, Baton Rouge

Garret Graves, allocation of 2009 Budget Surplus Funds and project list


May 20, 2009

CPRA Full Authority Meeting
LaSalle Building - Baton Rouge

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February 18, 2009

CPRA Full Authority Meeting
LaSalle Building - Baton Rouge

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2010 Annual Plan by Kirk Rhinehart, Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration

Morganza to the Gulf Progress Report. Jerome Zeringue. OCPR, GOCA

Digital Flood Insurance Maps. OCPR and LRA. Jerome Zeringue. 

Plaquemines Parish Plan for Hurricane Surge Protection. Dr. Joe Suyhada

 


October 29, 2008

CPRA Full Authority Meeting,
State Capitol, House Committee Room 5

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Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration lessons learned post Hurricanes Gustav and Ike -- Jerome Zeringue, OCPR

OCPR Wetland and Hurricane Protection project evaluation post-Hurricanes Ike and Gustav -- Garret Broussard, OCPR

Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Governor's Proposal for Action Plan II -- Lou Buatt, DNR

Current law regarding levee district funding restrictions -- Mark Morgan, Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority, West

Proposed legislation to require Corps of Engineers to maintain flood gates on federally maintained navigable waterways -- Mark Morgan, SLFPA, West 

Southwest Louisiana coastal restoration and hurricane protection projects -- David Miller, OCPR and Tina Horn CPRA

Permitting consistency in Master Plan implementation -- Mohan Menon, Halcrow Inc.

 


October 21, 2008

Morganza to the Gulf Technical Review Panel Meeting
Houma, La. Terrebonne Parish Levee and Conservation District Office

Explanation of why the Corps of Engineers examined the building of Morganza to the Gulf and its purposes. USACE

Morganza to the Gulf System-Wide Model. USACE

Terrebonne Basin Hydrology. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

 



August 13, 2008


CPRA Full Authority Emergency Meeting 
University of New Orleans, Homer Hitt Alumni Center

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CPRA Chairman Garret Graves outlining the list of projects and project priority criteria for determining surplus funds spending


July 30, 2008

Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation Meeting
Dept. of Natural Resources, LaBelle Room

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Dept. of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle: Louisiana's Offshore Oil and Gas Impact

Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Deputy Sec. John Roussel: The Importance of Coastal Wetlands to Louisiana's Fishing Industry

Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration Director of Implementation David Miller: Coastal Protection and Restoration Projects the CPRA is currently building

 


July 11, 2008

CPRA Full Authority Meeting,
State Capitol, House Meeting Room 6

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Larry Ardoin, Dir. Hurricane Operations: Condition Assessment of the Hurricane Protection System

Greg Grandy: Louisiana Coastal Impact Assistance Plan Program Update

Larry Marino: Draft Corps of Engineers Contracts, State/Corps Project Partnership Agreements

 


June 26, 2008.

Morganza to the Gulf Technical Review Panel
Houma, La.

Second Meeting of the Morganza to the Gulf Technical Review Panel.

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Community Resiliency, Morganza to the Gulf and Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan by Michele Deshotels

Morganza to the Gulf Economic Analysis by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Terrebonne Parish Land Elevations and Efforts to Protect Property from Storm Surge Flooding

 

 


June 13, 2008

Baton Rouge, La.

Bonnet Carre' Spillway Opening Workshop

Engineering History and 2008 Operation of the Bonnet Carre' Spillway, USACE

Discharge and Suspended Sediment in the Bonnet Carre' Spillway, USGS

Lake Pontchartrain Water Quality Monitoring March-May 2008, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation

Bonnet Carre' Spillway Opening, Louisiana Dept. of Environmental Quality

Water Quality Effects of 2008 Bonnet Carre' Spillway Opening, USGS

Water Quality Sampling in Pontchartrain Basin, UNO and La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries

University of Southern Mississippi Bonnet Carre' Monitoring Activities

Biological Sampling within Pontchartrain Basin with Emphasis on Bonnet Carre' Spillway Opening

Bonnet Carre' Spillway Opening Recreational Use Survey

Bonnet Carre' Spillway Recreation, USACE

Bonnet Carre' Spillway Viewer, National Wetlands Research Center

CWPPRA Project Areas and Coastline Reference Monitoring Stations

Water Quality Modeling of Bonnet Carre' Freshwater Flows in Pontchartrain Estuary, UNO

 


May 23, 2008

Houma, La.
Morganza to the Gulf Technical Review Panel
First Meeting of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Technical Review Panel.
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Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District Morganza Annual Report by Stevie Smith of T. Baker Smith

Hurricane Protection in Southern Louisiana. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Morganza Status Report. Carl Anderson, Senior Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Morganza Hydraulic Analysis. March 2002.

Morganza System Wide Model

 


May 21, 2008

CPRA Full Authority Meeting 
LaSalle Building - Baton Rouge

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Mike Park, USACE Update of New Orleans Area Hurricane Protection, Closure of MRGO

Jerome Zeringue, GOCA, D-Firm CPRA Working Group

Chuck Villaribia, DNR Caernarvon Diversion Update

Tom Bernard, DNR Davis Pond Diversion Update

Ronald Paille, USFWS Coastal Restoration through use of freshwater diversions

Garret Graves, CPRA Chairman, CPRA Integration

David Bindewald, SLFPA-West Key Competencies of local flood protection authorities

 


April 23, 2008

CPRA Full Authority Meeting,
LaSalle Building - Baton Rouge

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Guidelines for permitting under Governor's Executive Order 2008-07 requiring all permits to fall within the scope of the State Master Plan -- Adam Hoskins, Halcrow Inc.

Status of CWPPRA Projects and update of CWPPRA Project Development for 2008 -- Kirk Rhinehart, Dept. of Natural Resources

Utilizing lower Mississippi River redirection to build and sustain coastal wetlands -- Dr. Denise Reed. UNO

Mississippi River flood stage update and use of Bonnet Carre Spillway -- Col. Murray Starkel. USACE

Office of Coastal Restoration and Management Department Update -- Chris Knots. DNR

Office of Public Works Update -- David Miller, DOTD

Beneficial Use of Dredge Spoil -- Bren Haase, DNR

 


March 19, 2008

CPRA Full Authority Meeting,
LaSalle Building - Baton Rouge

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Summary of current project partnership agreement procedures between Louisiana and Corps of Engineers. Larry Marino

Summary of FY 2009 Annual Plan by DOTD Deputy Sec. David Miller

Update of progress of the New Orleans Area Hurricane Protection System by Mike Park, USACE

Update of Corps of Engineers LaCPR study by Troy Constance of the USACE 

 


 


February 26, 2008

CPRA Full Authority Meeting,
LSU Ag Center Norman Efferson Hall

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CPRA 101. A history of the CPRA presented by DNR Sec. Scott Angelle

Summary of the Draft Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Plan presented by DOTD Deputy Sec. David Miller

Update of progress of New Orleans Area Hurricane Protection System by Mike Park of the USACE

Update of New Orleans District Civil Works Program by Marsha Demma of the USACE

DNR Coastal Restoration Projects Update by Chris Williams of Dept. of Natural Resources

DOTD Public Works Project Update by David Miller of Dept. of Transportation and Development

 


 


September 10, 2007

CPRA Full Authority Meeting,
State Capitol, House Committee Room 6

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Memorandum of Understanding Among DNR, DOTD and GOCA for Master Plan Implementation

USACE update on 100-year hurricane protection for New Olreans and LaCPR

Progress Report on Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project

Status of New Orleans' West Bank protection levees

DNR Report on CIAP and other Restoration Efforts

 

 



April 12, 2007

CPRA Full Authority Meeting
State Capitol, House Committee Room 6

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Integrated Planning Team Presentation of Final Draft of State Master Plan

USACE Presentation of the Incoporation of State Master Plan into LaCPR

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April 12 Court Reporter Transcript CPRA Full Meeting