Credit: Fish and Wildlife Service
Restoration work in the Louisiana Restoration Area focuses on restoring wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats, restoring water quality and habitat, and replenishing and protecting wildlife and marine resources, such as sea turtles, dolphins, birds, and oysters. We are also providing and enhancing recreational opportunities and restoring habitats on federal lands.
Together, the trustees are restoring natural resources—and the services they provide—that were injured by the spill. We are developing project-specific restoration plans that are consistent with the resource allocations laid out in the programmatic restoration plan (see chart below).
With an understanding that the use of restoration funds will be guided by specific criteria, Louisiana is committed to maximizing its investment in oil spill recovery activities by implementing restoration projects that are consistent with the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan to the extent possible.
As part of the restoration planning process, we are continuing to accept restoration project ideas from the public. The public also has the opportunity to review and comment on proposed project-specific restoration plans for the Louisiana Restoration Area. Once a plan is approved, we will implement and monitor the selected projects.
Restoration Plans
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One of Louisiana’s largest wetland restoration
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The Deepwater Horizon Louisiana Trustee
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The Deepwater Horizon Louisiana Trustee
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Construction is currently underway on the almost 1
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group held a
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Construction recently began on the almost 1,200
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group held
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource
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The Deepwater Horizon Louisiana Trustee
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (TIG)
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Stakeholder and community feedback have
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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Brown pelicans were severely impacted during the
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In what turned out to be an extremely challenging
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The Trustee Council will hold its sixth annual
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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On December 9, 2020 construction began on North
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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Update: Information from the September 3 webinar
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Update: The September 9 Annual Meeting
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Trustee Council will hold its fifth annual
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Ten years ago, a brown pelican was rescued from
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In 2019, the Deepwater Horizon Trustees continued
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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Many of our projects are designed to benefit
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We are restoring resources in multiple locations
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To make the most of our efforts, we work hard to
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Today marks ten years since the Deepwater Horizon
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Restoration Area trustees recently
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
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Standing on the newly restored Queen Bess Island
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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UPDATE - January 21, 2020 1:00 p.m. MT: The
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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A Deepwater Horizon project to restore 37 acres of
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Notice of Intent to Draft Restoration Plan in
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group held
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group will
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Notice of Intent to Draft Restoration Plan in
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Following 30 days of input from the public
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Notice of Intent to Draft Restoration Plan in
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Notice of Solicitation of Project Ideas The
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In 2018, the Deepwater Horizon Trustees continued
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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Notice of Intent to Supplement a Restoration Plan
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In July, the Louisiana Trustee Implementation
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group’s
Trustee staff and partners working to restore bird
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group will
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
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In response to public comment on our December 2017
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The Trustees are committed to providing annual
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
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Due to the inclement weather and hazardous road
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Public comment period starts December 20
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (TIG)
On July 6, NOAA, the Louisiana Coastal Protection
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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It’s been one year since we settled with BP and
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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We're almost finished with construction of the
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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Due to site issues that arose during planning and
On October 20, the Louisiana Trustee
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group is
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
Projects
Types | Project name | Status |
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Des Allemands Boat Launch | In Progress |
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Documenting Sea Turtle Nesting in Louisiana | In Progress |
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East Orleans Landbridge Restoration | In Progress |
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Elmer's Island Access Project | In Progress |
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Enhancing Oyster Recovery Using Brood Reefs | In Progress |
Planning
The chart shows the restoration funding allocated to the Louisiana Restoration Area for each restoration goal and the percentage of committed funds as of May 2023. For more information on the allocation of funds, please visit the Department of Justice Deepwater Horizon page.
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Monitoring and Adaptive Management
The Louisiana Restoration Area considers monitoring and adaptive management throughout its restoration efforts.
To find project-related monitoring and adaptive management information, click on the project names in the Projects table above or in the interactive project map.
Looking for information about Gulf of Mexico Colonial Waterbirds? View the Avian Data Monitoring Portal.
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In addition to project-specific monitoring, we developed a Monitoring and Adaptive Management Strategy (MAM Strategy, PDF, 44 pages) that provides a framework to inform restoration planning and evaluate the outcomes of Louisiana Restoration Area restoration. Learn more about the Louisiana MAM Strategy in a webstory describing the strategy and its goals.
In July 2023, Louisiana approved nine monitoring and adaptive management activities, to help assess the overall effectiveness of Louisiana's restoration outcomes.
Trustee Implementation Group
The trustees for the Louisiana Restoration Area are:
- Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
- Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office
- Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: latig@la.gov