Purposethe calcasieu-sabine large-scale marsh and hydrologic restoration grant is awarded to louisiana coastal protection and restoration authority under the restore act direct component program to…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Gulf Coast Restoration awarded the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana $122.1 million under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act Direct Component program on October 1, 2025, with project completion scheduled for September 30, 2030. This formula grant funds a comprehensive wetland restoration initiative within the Calcasieu-Sabine Basin designed to reduce marsh land loss and mitigate flood stress in the Cameron-Creole Watershed.

The project delivers three primary categories of services and infrastructure: construction of seven gravity drainage structures along the eastern rim of the existing Calcasieu Lake levee; improvements to up to 18 miles of conveyance channels to optimize water flow pathways from the marsh to the lake rim drainage structures; and creation of approximately 400 acres of new marsh habitat through a partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers utilizing dredged material from beneficial use dredging cycle projects. These coordinated restoration activities provide critical ecosystem and flood protection benefits to the Calcasieu-Sabine Basin, communities, and ports in the Lake Charles area by reducing persistent inundation impacts and creating sustainable habitat for fish and wildlife resources.

Purposethe calcasieu-sabine large-scale marsh and hydrologic restoration grant is awarded to louisiana coastal protection and restoration authority under the restore act direct component program to reduce the rate of wetland conversion to open water, prevent a substantial amount of land loss creating a critical buffer zero from land erosion into communities and support a habitat for fish and wildlife in the cameron creole watershed within the calcasieu-sabine basin activities to be performedto construct seven gravity drainage structures along the eastern rim of the existing calcasieu lake levee; conduct up to 18 miles of conveyance channel improvements to improve flow pathways from all parts of the marsh to the lake rim drainage structures; and partner with the USACE for their beneficial use of dredged material budmat dredging cycle projects to create approximately 400 acres of marsh in the project area using material dredged.end goalexpected outcomesto reduce marsh flood stress and land loss from persistent inundation within the cameron-creole watershed.beneficiariesthe calcasieu-sabine basin along with communities and ports in the lake charles area.subrecipient activities there is no subrecipient for this award.