THE LOUISIANA COAST: EARLY WARNINGS

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 AuthoritySteve Cochran, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation; state and national coastal advocateMark Davis, Former Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana; currently Director, Tulane Center for Environmental Law

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 advocateJerome “Zee” Zeringue, Louisiana State Representative, District 52; former Executive Director, The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)

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

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 LawCarlton Dufrechou, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, now the Pontchartrain Conservancy; currently General Manager, The Greater New Orleans Expressway CommissionSteve Cochran, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation; state and national coastal advocate

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

Discussion about recognizing the scope and significance of Louisiana coastal lossPanelists:Don Davis, Coastal researcher, Louisiana Sea Grant scholar and authorDr. Earl Melancon, Professor, Biological Sciences Nicholls State UniversityDr. Robert Thomas, Dir. Center for Environmental Communication Loyola University New Orleans