Learn more about Louisiana’s land loss crisis and coastal restoration efforts through our reports, fact sheets and other resources.
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Reports
- A Decade After Disaster: Recommendations for a more resilient Mississippi River Delta following the 2010 Gulf oil spill – March 2020
- Restoring the Mississippi River Delta: Recommendations for Coastal Restoration Projects and Programs in Louisiana – November 2017
- Priority Project Report Summary – November 2017
- Regional Impacts of Coastal Land Loss and Louisiana’s Opportunity for Growth – March 2017
- Full Report
- Executive Summary
- Regional Fact Sheets
- New Poll Shows Majority of Louisianians View Coastal Land Loss as a “Crisis” – January 2017
- Changing Restoration Costs – December 2016
- Sediment Diversion Operations Expert Working Group Report – July 2016
- Growth of Water Management Sector in Coastal Louisiana – February 2016
- The 2015 Louisiana Governor’s Race: What the Candidates Are Saying About Coastal Restoration (CRCL Coastal Issues Forum) – November 2015
- Part 1: Securing and Protecting Coastal Funding
- Part 2: Implementing Large Projects Using Science
- Part 3: Advancing River Diversions as Critical Projects
- Part 4: Growing the Economy through Coastal Restoration
- Coastal Restoration Issues & Gubernatorial Campaign Topics Poll – October 2015
- Coastal Restoration Gubernatorial Campaign Topics Poll – October 2015
- Louisiana Coastal Issues Poll – July 2015
- Achieving Resilience in Coastal Communities – May 2015
- Chandeleur Islands: A Post-berm Analysis and Island Renourishment Plan – April 2015
- Restoring the Mississippi River Delta for People and Wildlife: Recommended Projects and Priorities – December 2014
- Answering 10 Fundamental Questions About the Mississippi River Delta – April 2014
- Wildlife Tourism and the Gulf Coast Economy – May 2013
- Restoring Gulf Oyster Reefs: Opportunities for Innovation – July 2012
- Geosynthetics: Coastal Management Applications in the Gulf of Mexico – July 2012
- Job Creation from Gulf Coast Wetlands Restoration – July 2012
- Restoring the Gulf Coast: New Markets for Established Firms – January 2012
- Common Ground: A Shared Vision for Restoring the Mississippi River Delta – October 2011
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Fact Sheets
- Sediment Diversions: Our Strongest Tool for Building Land
- Restoration Solutions: Marsh Creation
- Priority Restoration Solution: Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
- Restoration Solutions: Barrier Island & Headland Restoration
- Restoration Solutions: Sediment Diversions
- Saving Coastal Louisiana: Employing a Suite of Restoration Solutions
- About Restore the Mississippi River Delta
- What We Know Now About the BP Oil Spill
- About the RESTORE Act
- Mister Go Isn’t Gone Yet
- “Pulsed” Land-Building Sediment Diversions
- Restore the Central Wetlands
- Wetlands and Barrier Islands
- Louisiana: Wildlife Tourism and the Gulf Coast Economy
- Restoring the Gulf Coast Equals Creating Jobs and Growing Economies
- Top Priorities for Restoring the Gulf Coast
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Infographics
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Public Letters
- MRD Coalition Sends Governor Edwards Letter Touting Economic Potential of Coastal Restoration – March, 2016
- MRD Coalition Sends President Obama a Letter Urging for Protection of GOMESA Funding – March, 2016
- Louisiana’s Gubernatorial Candidates Declare Positions on Key Coastal Restoration Funding Issues – November, 2015
- An Open Letter by Leading Coastal Scientists to the Citizens of Louisiana in Support of Sediment Diversions – May, 2015
- Letter to U.S. House and U.S. Senate Leadership in Support of RESTORE Act Passage – March, 2012