Resources

Learn more about Louisiana’s land loss crisis and coastal restoration efforts through our reports, fact sheets and other resources.

• 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 Orleans
      • Baton Rouge
      • Houma
      • Lafayette
      • Lake Charles
  • 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

• 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

• Infographics

  • What Does 200 Million Tons of Sediment Look Like?
  • Katrina 10 – A Coastal View of Katrina Ten Years Later
  • Gulf Oil Disaster: 5 Years Later Infographic
  • Four Years After the BP Oil Spill, the Gulf is Still Hurting
  • What We Know About the BP Oil Disaster

• 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