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Louisiana
Coastal Management
The focus is on managing coastal areas to increase resilience, with an emphasis on balancing environmental, economic, and human wellbeing. Mandated by the Coastal Zone Management Act, the two federal programs designed for this task are the National Coastal Zone Management Program and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Programs are administered, on the federal side, by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management, in partnership with the coastal states.
State Programs
Coastal Zone Management
Louisiana Office of Coastal Management. Established in 1980, the program regulates development activities and manages the resources of the coastal zone, especially those that have a direct and significant impact on coastal waters. The office comprises two closely related divisions: the Permits/Mitigation Division and the Interagency Affairs and Field Services Division. Their purpose is to maintain, protect, develop, restore, and enhance the coastal region of Louisiana.
Impact Stories
Stories that showcase the recent work of this state's coastal management efforts.
- Assisting Gulf Coast Community-based Organizations Planning for Coastal Resilience
- Conducting Data Inventory and Needs Assessment in Orleans Parish for Living Shoreline
- Building Capacity for a Community-Driven Coastal Resilience Plan in St. James Parish
- Preliminary Design for Marsh and Mangrove Restoration in Bayou Thunder and Bay Ronfleur
- Enhancing the United Houma Nation’s Short-, Mid-, and Long-Term Coastal Resilience
- Southwest Louisiana and Central Acadiana Resilient Future
- Constructing Living Shorelines and Marsh Terraces to Enhance Community Resilience
- Developing Final Designs to Mitigate Sea Level Rise and Wetland Loss for Louisiana’s Coastal Tribes
- Coastal Conservation at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Cameron Parish, Louisiana
- Blue Carbon Enterprises Lessen Climate Change Damage
Additional Resources
*Fast Fact Sources:
People: American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates
Beaches and Estuaries: Shoreline Mileage of the United States
Employment and Economy:
Marine Economy for the Coastal U.S. States
Marine Economy for the U.S. Territories