Resources

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

• Sediment Diversions

  • • [public letter] Comments on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Draft Environmental Impact Statement Hearing – April 2021
    • [public letter] MRD Comments to Army Corps of Engineers regarding Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Draft EIS – June 2021
      • Appendix A
      • Appendix B
    • [public letter] Scientists support of Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Draft EIS – March 2021
    • [fact sheet] Public participation in the Mid–Barataria Sediment Diversion: NEPA and NRDA – March 2021
    • [public letter] MRD letter tp Agencies regarding Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project – February 2019
    • [explainer] The Mississippi River is Our Greatest Force for Building Land
    • [explainer] Claims vs. Realities: Fresh Water, Nutrients and Restoring the Mississippi River Delta  
    • [report] Expert Recommendations for Operating a Successful Sediment Diversion that Balances Ecosystem and Community Needs
    • [fact sheet] Sediment Diversions: Our Strongest Tool for Building Land
    • [fact sheet] “Pulsed” Land-Building Sediment Diversions
    • [infographic] What Does 200 Million Tons of Sediment Look Like?
    • [fact sheet] Priority Restoration Solution: Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
    • [fact sheet]  Restoration Solutions: Sediment Diversions
    • [report] Sediment Diversion Operations Expert Working Group Report – July 2016
    • [public letter] An Open Letter by Leading Coastal Scientists to the Citizens of Louisiana in Support of Sediment Diversions – May, 2015

• Coastal Issues Polling

  • [report] Louisiana Coastal Issues Poll 2023 – April 2023
  • [press release] Louisiana Voters Overwhelmingly Support Large Scale Coastal Restoration – April 2023
  • [report] Louisiana Coastal Issues Poll 2021 – August 2021
  • [press release] New Poll Shows Over 80% of Coastal Louisianans Support Sediment Diversions – August 2021
  • [report] Louisiana Coastal Issues Poll 2019 – August 2019
  • [report] New Poll Shows Vast Majority of Louisiana Voters Concerned About Coastal Land Loss, Climate Change – August 2019
  • [report] Louisiana Coastal Issues Poll 2018 – September 2018
  • [report] New Poll Shows Louisianians’ Overwhelming Bipartisan Support for Coastal Restoration – September 2018
  • [report] New Poll Shows Majority of Louisianians View Coastal Land Loss as a “Crisis” – January 2017
  • [report] Louisiana Coastal Issues Poll 2016 – December 2016
  • [report] Louisiana Coastal Issues Poll 2015 – July 2015
  • [report] New Poll Finds 94 Percent of Louisianians Will Consider a Candidate’s Coastal Platform When Voting – September 2015
  • [report] Poll: Hunters and Anglers Overwhelmingly Support Gulf Clean-up – September 2012
  • [report] New Poll: Gulf Restoration: Something Everyone Can Agree On – April 2011

• Coastal Science

  • [explainer] Explaining the Dead Zone
  • [explainer] Anatomy of a Delta: The Foundation of New Land
  • [explainer] What is Adaptive Management?
  • [interactive] The Impacts of the Mississippi River on the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem

• BP Oil Spill

  • [report] A Decade After Disaster: Recommendations for a more resilient Mississippi River Delta following the 2010 Gulf oil spill – March 2020
  • [infographic]  Gulf Oil Disaster: 5 Years Later Infographic
  • [infographic] Four Years After the BP Oil Spill, the Gulf is Still Hurting
  • [infographic] What We Know About the BP Oil Disaster

• Coastal Restoration Projects

  • • [public letter] MRD River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp FPL Amendment – February 2023
    • [public letter] Support for Draft SEIS to using Maurepas Swamp Project as mitigation for West Shore Lake Pontchartrain levee project – May 2022
    • [public letter] Support for reallocation of funding for the Maurepas Swamp project – November 2021
    • [public letter] Comments on Proposed Permit Modification for the Caminada Headlands Back Barrier Marsh Creation Project – February 2021
    • [public letter] Letter of Support for Project Recommendations for the CWPPRA Priority Project List– February 2021
    • [public letter] Letter of Support for Bayou La Loutre Ridge Restoration – October 2020
    • [public letter] Application for New Orleans East Landbridge Living Shoreline and Marsh Creation Project – July 2020
    • [public letter] Funding for New Orleans East Landbridge Living Shoreline and Marsh Creation project – June 2020
    • [public letter] Comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Levee System – May 2020
    • [public letter] Comments on implementation guidance for the Water Resources and Development Act – May 2020
    • [public letter] Comments on the Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #5: Living Coastal and Marine Resources – April 2020
    • [public letter] Comments regarding Bipartisan Budget Act Construction Projects – March 2020
    • [public letter] Support for using River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project as mitigation for WSLP – February 2020
    • [public letter] Comments on the Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Analysis #6: Restore and Conserve Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitat – January 2020
    • [public letter] Support for the Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project – January 2020
    • [public letter] Letter of Support for Northeast Turtle Bay Extension Marsh Creation – November 2019
    • [public letter] Letter of Support for St. Catherine’s Pass Marsh Creation and Shoreline Protection – November 2019
    • [public letter] Coalition support for Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project – October 2019
    • [public letter] Comments on the USACE application for the Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp in Multiple Parishes – September 2019
    • [public letter] Support for mitigation of the MVN West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee project – September 2019
    • [public letter] MRD Comments regarding the Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp in Multiple Parishes – September 2019
    • [public letter] Support for Coastal Use Permit for the River Reintroduction into the Maurepas Swamp project – June 2019
    • [public letter] Letter of Support for Northeast Turtle Bay Extension Marsh Creation – April 2019
    • [public letter] Letter of Support for Three Bayou Bay Marsh Creation – April 2019
    • [public letter] Letter of Support for St. Catherine’s Pass Marsh Creation and Shoreline Protection – April 2019
    • [public letter] Letter of Support for Miller Bayou Marsh Creation – April 2019
    • [public letter] Support for CWPPRA Caminada Headlands Back Barrier Marsh Creation Increment II project – Novemeber 2018
    • [public letter] Support for CWPPRA Bayou Terre aux Boeufs Ridge Restoration and Marsh Creation project – November 2018
    • [public letter] Support for CWPPRA New Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Stabilization and Marsh Creation project– October 2018
    • [public letter] Request for Flood Risk Management Assessment Study: Silver Jackets Interagency Pilot Project Program – May 2018
    • [public letter] Support for the preferred restoration strategy in Barataria Basin – February 2018
    • [explainer] Restoration Frequently Asked Questions
    • [fact sheet] Restoration 101
    • [fact sheet] Restoration Solutions: Marsh Creation
    • [factsheet] Restoration Solutions: Barrier Island & Headland Restoration
    • [fact sheet] Saving Coastal Louisiana: Employing a Suite of Restoration Solutions
    • [fact sheet] Restore the Central Wetlands
    • [fact sheet] Wetlands and Barrier Islands
    • [fact sheet] Top Priorities for Restoring the Gulf Coast
    • [report] Restoring the Mississippi River Delta: Recommendations for Coastal Restoration Projects and Programs in Louisiana – November 2017
      • Priority Project Report Summary – November 2017
    • [report] 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

  • • [report] Changing Restoration Costs – December 2016
    • [report] 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
    • [report] Achieving Resilience in Coastal Communities – May 2015
    • [report] Chandeleur Islands: A Post-berm Analysis and Island Renourishment Plan – April 2015
    • [report] Restoring the Mississippi River Delta for People and Wildlife: Recommended Projects and Priorities – December 2014
    • [report] Restoring Gulf Oyster Reefs: Opportunities for Innovation – July 2012

• Other Resources

  Fact Sheets

  • • About Restore the Mississippi River Delta

  • • Louisiana: Wildlife Tourism and the Gulf Coast Economy

  • • Restoring the Gulf Coast Equals Creating Jobs and Growing Economies
    • About the RESTORE Act

  Reports

  • • Draft Second Amendment to the State of Louisiana’s RESTORE Act Multiyear Implementation Plan –  January 2021
    • Growth of Water Management Sector in Coastal Louisiana – February 2016
    • Answering 10 Fundamental Questions About the Mississippi River Delta – April 2014
    • Wildlife Tourism and the Gulf Coast Economy – May 2013
    • 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

  Public Letters

  • • RISEE Act Group Support Letter – November 2022
    • Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #8 Local Leader Sign-On Letter – April 2022
    • Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #8 Letter of Support – LATIG – April 2022
    • Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #8 Letter of Support – NPS– April 2022
    • West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Scoping SEIS – September 2021 
    • Disaster Supplemental Spending Bill – September 2021
    • Letter to Senators and Whitehouse regarding endorsement of the RISEE Act– June 2021
    • Support of assessment of Lower Mississippi River Basin – April 2021
    • High Water Inspection Public Testimony – April 2021
    • MRD Support for Stimulus Package – April 2020
    • Comments on the Integrated Ecosystem Restoration & Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana: DRAFT Annual Plan – March 2021
    • Comments on the 2019 Louisiana Nutrient Management Strategy: Protection, Improvement and Restoration of Water Quality in Louisiana’s Water Bodies – August 2019
    • Comments on the Integrated Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana: DRAFT Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Plan – March 2019
    • 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
    • Letter to U.S. House and U.S. Senate Leadership in Support of RESTORE Act Passage – March, 2012

  Infographics

  • • Katrina 10 – A Coastal View of Katrina Ten Years Later

• 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