State of Louisiana secondary Archives: on Environment

Foster Campbell: Nationwide buy-in for coastal restoration and protection

Securing Coastal Restoration Funding:
• Advocating for coastal preservation funds in Congress to fully fund the Master Coastal Restoration Plan
• Ensuring federal funds allocated to coastal restoration are used exclusively for that purpose
• Holding oil and gas companies accountable for stewardship of the coastal areas their rigs and pipelines occupy
• Working with Congressional colleagues to get nationwide buy in for coastal restoration and protection

Garret Graves: More needed on coastal restoration and flood protection

In Congress I will fight to:
• Protect communities before a hurricane--not after
• Eliminate wasteful and time-consuming federal studies
• Let the state and levee districts lead restoration and protection efforts

When faced with this fate, Louisianans stepped up to the line. Together, we have built or improved more miles of levees and restored more acres of our coast than ever before. But, more needs to be done. Without continued investment and focus, Baton Rouge is on track to become a coastal town. Each hurricane season brings with it a threat to destroy homes, property, inflict great damage to our offshore drilling sector and hurt human lives.