Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his priorities for the state’s coastal program for his next four years in office. Gov. Edwards also announced the state will receive its maximum payment from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act for the first time. In addition, he committed at least $115 million in state surplus dollars to the coastal fund which will bring CPRA’s planned expenditures for FY21 over $1 billion for the first time in state history. Secretaries from the Departments of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Fisheries, Environmental Quality, Louisiana Economic Development, Transportation and Development, Louisiana Workforce Commission, and Public Safety and Corrections joined Gov. Edwards, and CPRA Board Chairman Chip Kline at the LSU Center for River Studies to support the introduction of his second term coastal priorities.
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