One of Louisiana Governor Landry’s first items on his agenda was to alter the structure of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA).
The CPRA was created after the levees broke to act as a single state agency to work with the Army Corps of Engineers on flood protection for New Orleans and the Louisiana coast.
The CPRA has been highly effective due largely to its stand-alone structure.
But the Governor wants to place the CPRA under Louisiana’s Department of Energy and Natural Resources. This will dilute the CPRA’s effectiveness. Further, the Governor wants to reduce the number of experts who donate their expertise for the good of Louisiana residents.
This plan appears more about control than about public safety.
