Community Meetings on RESTORE

The State of Louisiana is hosting three meetings in September to increase public awareness on the Council-selected component of the RESTORE Act and to request additional feedback and ideas from the public. The Council-selected component accounts for 30% of the money directed to the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. Members of the public are invited to submit formal proposals for projects or programs for funding consideration, to voice support for existing projects, or to provide general feedback on priorities for Gulf restoration.

Projects proposed for funding through the Council-selected component must ultimately be submitted by members of the RESTORE Council. Representatives from federal agencies on the RESTORE Council and members of the RESTORE Council staff have been invited to join the State of Louisiana in receiving public input and project ideas. Federal agencies have also been invited to participate in the open house portion of the first two meetings so that members of the public can learn more about opportunities to engage with those agencies.

Please join us to discuss your ideas:

Thursday, September 4, 2014
University of New Orleans Homer Hitt Alumni Center
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA
5:30 p.m. Open House
6:00 p.m. Formal Meeting (brief background presentation by State of Louisiana followed by listening session)

Thursday, September 11, 2014
Houma Municipal Auditorium
880 Verret Street
Houma, LA
5:30 p.m. Open House
6:00 p.m. Formal Meeting (brief background presentation by State of Louisiana followed by listening session)

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board Meeting
SEED Center
Willis Noland Room
4310 Ryan Street, 2nd Floor
Lake Charles, LA
9:30 a.m. (dedicated public comment period)

Public input may also be submitted by phone, mail, or by email at the information:

MAIL:
Attn: Jenny Kurz
CPRA
P.O. Box 44027
Baton Rouge, LA 70804

PHONE:
Meg Bankston: (225) 342-4844

EMAIL:
[email protected]

Additional information about the project submittal process can be found at the following web address: http://coastal.la.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/RESTORE-Public-Input-Guide.pdf