Coast 2050

Coast 2050 is a multidisciplinary approach to develop and implement a strategic coastal plan for Louisiana’s coastal zone and its valuable natural resources.  The plan involves the collective effort of various federal, state, and local agencies, as well as parish governments, landowners, environmental groups, industry, recreational and commercial fisherman, and concerned citizens.  The goal of the Coast 2050 initiative was to develop a technically sound strategic plan to sustain coastal resources and provide an integrated multiple use approach to ecosystem management in partnership with the citizens of Louisiana.  Regional strategies identified in the Coast 2050 Plan include large-scale river diversions, maintenance of the integrity of major shorelines, barrier island restoration and maintenance, and restoration of natural watershed drainage patterns. 

Louisiana’s Vanishing Wetlands
The Breaux Act