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

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)

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

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

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