Louisiana Needs the 2017 Coastal Master Plan

LOUISIANA NEEDS THE 2017 COASTAL MASTER PLAN

WITHOUT ACTION, LOUISIANA COULD LOSE 2,250 SQUARE MILES OF LAND OVER THE NEXT 50 YEARS,

PUTTING OUR COMMUNITIES, ECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE – OUR ENTIRE WAY OF LIFE – AT RISK.

Louisiana’s 2017 Coastal Master Plan is the blueprint for the state’s coastal restoration and protection efforts. If implemented, it will help Louisiana avoid this devastating land-loss scenario and reduce damages, which could exceed $150 billion over the next 50 years without the master plan.

In addition, nearly 60,000 jobs will be supported by investments in coastal restoration and protection over the next 10 years.

The Louisiana Legislature is currently considering the 2017 Coastal Master Plan. An overwhelming 88 percent of Louisiana voters statewide want their legislator to vote for the plan.

WE TOO SUPPORT THE COASTAL MASTER PLAN:

Baton Rouge Area Chamber Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce One Acadiana Business Council of New Orleans and Greater Lafourche Port Commission Phelps Dunbar, LLP the River Region Greater New Orleans, Inc. Pro-Drive Outboards, LLC Cameron Parish Port, Harbor & Terminal District Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group Canal Barge Company Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau River Region Chamber of Commerce Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce IBERIABANK South Central Industrial Association Chaffe & Associates, Inc. Jefferson Business Council South Louisiana Economic Council Coalition for Coastal Resilience and the Economy Jefferson Chamber of Commerce St. Mary Chamber of Commerce Coast Builders Coalition Laitram, LLC St. Tammany Parish Tourism Bureau Dredging Contractors of America Lake Area Industry Alliance Stirling Properties East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce Louisiana Associated General Contractors The Chamber Southwest Louisiana Entergy Corporation Louisiana Marsh Guide Service The Great Delta Tours Entergy Louisiana Louisiana Trappers & Alligator Hunters Association The Outdoor Kitchen Show Go-Devil Manufacturers New Orleans Chamber of Commerce Weeks Marine, Inc. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC Northshore Business Council

Learn more at MississippiRiverDelta.org/MasterPlan

Paid for by Restore the Mississippi River Delta, 3801 Canal Street, Suite 325, New Orleans, LA 70119