The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) stared accepting proposals for projects in the Atchafalaya River Basin last week, in anticipation of its Atchafalaya Basin Program (ABP) Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2023.
ABP was put in place to develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive state master plan for the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System, Louisiana Project.
This master plan directs the efforts of the state as local sponsor for the USACE Floodway project and provides the mechanisms to match federal dollars used in the mitigation of that system.
Proposed projects can address:
According to CPRA, proposed projects should be submitted by November 15, 2021.