Planning Section

The Planning Section provides a long-term, "big picture" perspective through which ecosystem restoration and management activities in Louisiana's Coastal Zone may be coordinated, and integrates the planning efforts of the various coastal restoration activities within the Office of Coastal Restoration and Management. One duty of the Planning Section is the coordination of Adaptive Management activities and the re-analysis of applicable long-range plans; Adaptive Management is a systematic process for continually improving management policies and practices by learning from the outcomes of operational programs. Additional duties of the Planning Section include working with relevant federal and state agencies and academic personnel to ensure that restoration-related coastal zone activities are coordinated and complementary; identifying information needs and finding ways to fill the gaps in knowledge; and coordinating public outreach and involvement in plan formulation and implementation programs.