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Brazilier Island bought by trust (9/25/08) Times-Picayune

Gulf Coast declared 'fishery resource disaster' (9/17/08) CityBusiness

Gustav, foreign competition swamps fishing industry (9/16/08) CityBusiness

Spotlight on wetlands(8/25/08) Times-Picayune

NOAA to dedicate new tide monitors (8/22/08) CityBusiness

Protesters call for Shell to pay La. $362 million (8/20/08) Times-Picayune

Environmentalists ask oil companies to do more for wetlands restoration (8/19/08) CityBusiness

Budget surplus is windfall for coast (8/14/08) Times-Picayune

Coastal panel to make budget choices (8/13/08) Times-Picayune

Oil spill fallout differs by state (8/11/08) Times-Picayune

Crew secures leaking barge (8/4/08) Times-Picayune

Ships moving despite new oil leak on Mississippi (7/30/08) CityBusiness

Wildlife refuge girds for effects of oil spill (7/25/08) Times-Picayune

First ships crawl down Mississippi after spill (7/25/08) CityBusiness

MMS gives Louisiana $1.3M for coastal restoration (7/25/08) CityBusiness

59 ships stopped from traversing Mississippi (7/24/08) CityBusiness

Wetlands save states billions, new study says (7/23/08) Times-Picayune

Study: Coastal wetlands can trim hurricane damage (7/22/08) CityBusiness

Legislative summit could pump $12M into Louisiana economy  (7/18/08)  CityBusiness

Engineer: Corps' probe of leaky 17th Street levee flawed  (7/18/08)  CityBusiness

Levee budget decision puts state in pinch (7/2/08) Times-Picayune

Hydrologist: No flood danger for Lower Mississippi (6/25/08) CityBusiness

Spillway master plan is in works (6/19/08) Times-Picayune

Bogue Falaya dredging requested (6/19/08) Times-Picayune

Summit tackles 'dead zone' (6/18/08) Times-Picayune

MMS awards $18M to restore La. coast (6/9/08) CityBusiness

State buys 7,200 acres of North Shore wetlands for $2.2M (6/5/08) CityBusiness

Levee work funds get OK (5/22/08) Times Pacayune

Panel wants corps to show that coast can be saved (5/14/08) Times-Picayune

Proposal would turn rubble into reef (4/20/08) Times Picayune

Corps sign contract for IHNC Surge Protection Project (4/7/08) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Hope Status Report Newsletter

Corps doubts spillway will be necessary (3/27/08) Times Picayune

Coastal agency approves financing proposal (3/20/08) Times Picayune

East Jeff levee work delayed (3/20/08) Times Picayune

Gulf dead zone plan stagnates (2/28/08) Times Picayune

EDITORIAL: Sticking it to Louisiana (2/18/08) Times-Picayune

Port working ethically to ensure productivity (3/15/08) Times Picayune

Motiva to spend $10 million to clean up polluted bayou (2/15/08) Times-Picayune

State may have to pay for costly river dredging (2/14/08) Times-Picayune

Lock repairs to make way for MRGO closure (2/12/08) Times-Picayune

Corps completes MRGO closure study (2/11/08) CityBusiness

Wetlands Restoration Program exceeds goals (1/29/08) CityBusiness

LSU, Ohio State team up in quest to save wetlands (1/6/08) Times-Picayune

LSU, Ohio state join forces to battle wetlands loss (1/4/08) CityBusiness

Corps won't meet December deadline for coastal protection plan (12/28/07) CityBusiness    

Wetland projects gain momentum (12/27/07) Times-Picayune

Troubles rise with temps, sea levels (12/16/07) Times-Picayune

Despite promises, dead zone is growing Times Picayune (12/04/07)

Louisiana coastal master plan to be presented in D.C. City Business (11/30/07)

Tulane study: Katrina takes large toll on forests (11/15/07) CityBusiness

Congress makes it a good day for LA (11/09/07) Times-Picayune

House votes to override Bush veto of water bill (11/07/07) Times-Picayune

Port criticizes veto as drag on recovery (11/03/07) Times-Picayune

Bush vetoes water bill with hurricane repair money (11/02/07) CityBusiness

Corps has begun raising levees along lakefront (11/01/07) Times-Picayune

2 tapped for Jindal recovery panel (11/01/07) Times-Picayune

East bank river levees to be raised (10/29/07) Times-Picayune

Sediment pipelines to rebuild marsh in New Orleans area (10/26/07) CityBusiness

U.S. Senate OKs spending for Louisiana projects (10/18/07) CityBusiness

Bond plan for levees hits snag (10/16/07) Times-Picayune

Harnessing the river (10/14/07) Times-Picayune

GOP senators ask Bush to forgo veto  (10/5/07) Times-Picayune

Water resources bill wins congress' approval (9/25/07) Times-Picayune

Coastal oversight to be a joint effort  (9/11/07) Times-Picayune

Duplessis bashes closure plan for Chef Menteur landfill (8/24/07)  CityBusiness

Blanco to Powell: Levee deal lacks big detail  (8/23/07)  CityBusiness

Corps chief: Reports won't get buried (8/12/07) Times-Picayune

Water hazard (8/09/07) Times-Picayune

Corps undecided on temporary storm-surge shields (8/09/07) Times-Picayune

Water torture (8/08/07) Times-Picayune

Weak link  (8/05/07) Times-Picayune

State’s delegation bucks Bush on water bill (8/03/07) Times-Picayune

Corps outlines plans to erect surge barriers (8/03/07) Times-Picayune

Levees, coastal projects at risk (8/02/07) Times-Picayune

Entergy joins coastal restoration effort (7/29/07) Times-Picayune

Big plans  (7/29/07) Times-Picayune

Gator raiders  (7/24/07) Times-Picayune

Scientists point out missed chances (7/23/07)

Blanco OKs separate levee district  (7/14/07) Times-Picayune

No single decision doomed levees (7/11/07) Times-Picayune

Rough Waters (7/10/07) Times-Picayune

Saving a vital barrier (7/09/07) Times-Picayune

State chips in for levee project  (7/07/07) Times-Picayune

Build rock dam to close Gulf Outlet, corps urges (7/04/07) Times Picayune

Legislative term ends on recovery high note (7/03/07) Times-Picayune

Levee districts fear big future outlays (7/02/07) Times-Picayune

House OKs dead zone money (6/28/07) Times-Picayune

Bill seeks new levee district branch (6/28/07) Times-Picayune

Flood maps bring relief where risks have been cut (6/25/07) Times-Picayune

Experts advise more canal tests (6/22/07) Times-Picayune

Risk maps tapped new knowledge of Gulf hurricanes (6/22/07) Times-Picayune

Risk reduced (6/21/07) Times-Picayune

The risk of hurricane flooding today (6/21/07) US Army Corps of Engineers

Louisiana House stalemate stalls $1.9B spending plan (6/19/07) CityBusiness

Levee board rift forms on east-west divide (6/17/07) Times-Picayune

Gulf dead-zone efforts faulted (6/12/07) Times-Picayune

New report probes levee failures (6/12/07) Times-Picayune

Corps readying maps of flood risk (6/12/07) Times-Picayune

Corps must wait to do test of London Avenue Canal (6/9/07) Times-Picayune

June 1: It's hurricane season (6/1/07) Times-Picayune

General to review flood-work progress (5/31/07) Times-Picayune

MR-GO levee raising to start soon (5/30/07) Times-Picayune

Corps works to climb mountain of flood projects (5/27/07) Times-Picayune

Pump stations ready to face storm season (5/27/07) Times-Picayune

Five major hurricanes are forecast (5/23/07) Times-Picayune

Corps will ask to close MR-GO, official says (5/20/07) Times-Picayune

$14B water bill approved; some funds to restore Louisiana coast (5/17/07) CityBusiness

State Senate approves Louisiana coastal protection plan  (5/16/07) CityBusiness

Goodman creates Internet stir with levee ads  (5/16/07) CityBusiness

Louisiana coastal protection plan wins Senate committee support (5/10/07) CityBusiness

Weak spots leave area vulnerable (5/9/07) Times-Picayune

War veteran to lead corps effort in N.O. (5/9/07) Times-Picayune

Work begins to raise, remove sunken boats (5/3/07) Times-Picayune

Land Barriers (4/29/07) Times-Picayune

Cutting red tape (4/22/07) Times-Picayune

Offshore oil wells' effect on coast studied (4/21/07) Times-Picayune

Water bill flows smoothly through house (4/20/07)  Times-Picayune

Corp pick vows to push storm projects (4/18/07) Times-Picayune

State to receive millions in oil and gas revenue (4/17/07) Times-Picayune

Boards OKs wetlands, levee work (4/13/07) Times Picayune

Corps may raise MR-GO floodwalls (4/12/07) Times-Picayune

White House resists plan for 72-mile storm shield (4/11/07) Times-Picayune

Spillway's dirt bounty building up the levees (4/9/07) Times-Picayune

Hurricane shield is stronger, corps says (4/4/07) Times-Picayune

Corps to bolster floodwall (4/3/07) Times-Picayune

Corps team blames poor levees (3/27/07) Times-Picayune

From wetlands to wastelands (3/25/07) Times-Picayune

Corps plan for storms gutted to studs (3/25/07) Times-Picayune

Corps may speed levee upgrades (3/24/07) Times-Picayune

Panels blast coastal master plan (3/19/07) Times-Picayune

Congress revisits water resources (3/15/07) Times-Picayune

Ad campaign targets bad levees (3/14/07) Times-Picayune

Corps study will evaluate levees' risk, reliability (3/10/07) Times-Picayune

Corps revises permits for wetlands work (3/9/07) New Orleans CityBusiness

Bringing Louisiana back (3/6/07) Time-Picayune

Industry keeps marching through the wetlands (3/5/07) Times-Picayune

Losing ground (3/5/07) Times-Picayune

Last chance (3/4/07) Times-Picayune

Senate committee to speed levee bill (2/27/07) Times-Picayune

Task Force Hope  (2/26/07) CityBusiness

Harvey canal floodwall construction to start in March (2/26/07) CityBusiness

New levee board called top-notch (2/24/07) Times-Picayune

Drainage project costs to triple (2/23/07) Times-Picayune

Corps confirms wetlands projects (2/23/07) Times-Picayune

Integrated ecosystem restoration and hurricane rotection - Louisiana's comprehensive master plan for a sustainable coast (2/07) Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Integrated Planning Team

Audit urges streamlined levee districts (2/20/07) Times-Picayune

2 wetlands projects receive $34.2 million cash infusion (2/16/07) Times-Picayune

Corps seeks to modify levee impact studies (2/13/07) Times Picayune

Levee board opposes cash swap (2/9/07) Times-Picayune

Speedy MR-GO decision urged (2/9/07) Times-Picayune

Corps awards $8.4M contract for outfall canals (2/8/07) New Orleans CityBusiness

Corps awards contracts to expand temp pump capacity (2/8/07) New Orleans CityBusiness

Revised blueprint for coasts unveiled (2/7/07) Times-Picayune

Corps adding pumps on N.O. canals (2/6/07) Times-Picayune

Corps defends money move (2/6/07) Times-Picayune

Details of levee shuffle emerge (2/3/07) Times-Picayune

Bush's levee budget upsets Vitter (2/2/07) Times-Picayune

House vote preserves $540M for coastal restoration  (2/1/07) CityBusiness

Corps awards $5.8M Elmwood Canal bridge project (2/1/07) CityBusiness

East bank levee board complete  (1/31/07) Times-Picayune

Corps agrees to alter MR-GO work plans (1/31/07) Times-Picayune

Drainage taxing district urged (1/30/07) Times-Picayune

Corps to armor East Jeff levees (1/27/07) Times-Picayune

Safety is new levee board's mission (1/22/07) Times-Picayune

Corps awards $22M pump contract for 17th Street Canal (1/18/07) CityBusiness

Corps to let $1B in 2007 contracts (1/15/07) CityBusiness

New use urged for home slabs (1/15/07) Times-Picayune

Planning meeting has issues unsettled (1/15/07) Times-Picayune

Corps awards SELA West Bank contracts (1/12/07) CityBusiness

$31M Gardere Canal improvements begin February (1/12/07) CityBusiness

Metairie engineer to lead levee board (1/11/07) Times-Picayune

New flood protection board sworn in (1/10/07)  CityBusiness

Bush raises deepwater royalties (1/10/07) Times-Picayune

Record $52.5M pump bid goes to MR Pittman (1/8/07)  CityBusiness

Trees collected to help wetland (1/6/07) Times-Picayune

ARCADIS and Bioengineering team awarded $150 million contract for New Orleans Flood Protection(1/4/07) ARCADIS

Leaky levee plan is a risk (1/2/07) Times-Picayune

Group: Report doesn't solve MRGO flooding (1/1/07) CityBusiness

New era for levee protection begins (1/1/07) Times-Picayune

Storm debris cleared from West Pearl River (12/29/06) Times-Picayune

Levee upgrade may fall short of money (12/29/06) Times-Picayune

Orleans Levee Board is history (12/29/06) Times-Picayune

Blanco gets nominee lists for seats on levee boards (12/28/06) Times-Picayune

Christmas tree project spurs coastal restoration (12/25/06) New Orleans CityBusiness

Corps absorbs wave of blame for missing work deadline (12/25/06) New Orleans CityBusiness

Levee Board meets for last time (12/22/06) Times-Picayune

Scientists criticize MR-GO report (12/22/06) Times-Picayune

Corps juggles canal wall cash (12/21/06) Times-Picayune

Editorial: Too slow on MR-GO (12/19/06) Times-Picayune

Corps issues call to close MR-GO (12/16/06) Times-Picayune

Levee board is considering bankruptcy to protect assets (12/16/06) Times-Picayune

Storm, wetlands plans slammed (12/14/06) Times-Picayune

Levee boards take final bow (12/12/06) Times-Picayune

Levee work to begin in Jean Lafitte (12/12/06) Times-Picayune

Piece of canal floodwall plan ready for review (12/12/06) Times-Picayune

Levee board candidate list takes shape (12/10/06) Times-Picayune

Congress approves offshore revenue sharing (12/9/06) Times-Picayune

D.C. deal done to fix La's eroding coast (12/8/06) Times-Picayune

It's still go for Harvey canal wall (12/6/06) Times-Picayune

Insurers seeking higher risks (12/5/06) Times-Picayune

After a rush, pace of levee work downshifts (12/4/06) New York Times

Raising the level of protection (12/3/06) Times-Picayune

Corps to detail plans for West Bank (12/2/06) Times-Picayune

Comprehensive coastal protection master plan for Louisiana preliminary draft (12/06) Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Integrated Planning Team

State finishes draft plan to protect coast (11/28/06) Times-Picayune

Editorial: Cypress stand (11/17/06) Times-Picayune

Groups: Remove cypress mulch (11/16/06) Times-Picayune

Cypress falling faster than thought (11/15/06) Times-Picayune

Lawyer tapped to lead Tulane’s water resources law institute (11/14/06) Times-Picayune

Armor all (11/12/06) Times-Picayune

Corps changes course on levees (11/11/06) Times-Picayune

State maps plan for coastal projects (11/9/06) Times-Picayune

Levee plan to be done in 3 months, corps says (11/7/06)  Times-Picayune  

Money OK'd to restore eastern N.O. wetlands (10/19/06) Times-Picayune

Sewage may be coast's savior (10/16/06) Times-Picayune

Lakefront levee projects are launched on fast track (10/14/2006)  Times-Picayune

Land lost (10/11/06)  Times-Picayune

Levees, wetlands initiatives win big (10/2/06) Times-Picayune

One year after Katrina: Louisiana still a sitting duck (8/28/06) Environmental Defense