THE LOUISIANA COAST: EARLY WARNINGS

COASTAL GAINS AND LOSSES

Discussion about coastal restoration accomplishments and what the future holds. Bren Haase, Director, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program; Former Executive Director, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Steve Cochran, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation; state and national coastal advocate Mark Davis, Former Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana; currently Director, Tulane Center for Environmental Law

COASTAL RESTORATION PRICE TAG

Discussion about the policy, funding and implementation of coastal restoration projects. Garret Graves, former LA Congressman, 6 th Congressional District; former Chair, The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Steve Cochran, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation; state and national coastal advocate Jerome “Zee” Zeringue, Louisiana State Representative, District 52; former Executive Director, The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)

MEDIA DELIVERS THE MESSAGE

Environmental journalists discuss their role in increasing public awareness about coastal loss. Mark Schleifstein, Retired Environment Reporter, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate Bob Marshall, Environment Columnist, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate

RESTORING THE LOUISIANA COAST

Describing how civic groups and residents organize to combat coastal loss. Panelists: Mark Davis, Former Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana; currently Director, Tulane Center for Environmental Law Carlton Dufrechou, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, now the Pontchartrain Conservancy; currently General Manager, The Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission Steve Cochran, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation; state and national coastal advocate

PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA TAKE ACTION

Discussion about the beginnings of the coastal restoration effort. Panelists: Windell Curole, Retired Director, South Lafourche Levee District Cathy Norman Penland, Former Land Manager and Attorney, Wisner Land Trust Dr. Robert Thomas, Loyola University New Orleans, Center for Environmental Communication