La.’s CPRA chair to resign

Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Chairman Johnny Bradberry, who has overseen Louisiana’s coastal restoration and hurricane levee construction since January 2016, is stepping down on Jan. 1 to pursue an opportunity in the private sector, according to a Dec. 6 announcement from Gov. John Bel Edwards. Chip Kline, deputy director for coastal activities for the governor, was named interim chairman, and executive assistant to the Gov. Edwards. Bradberry, who did not specify the private sector jobs, oversaw the 2017 rewrite of Louisiana’s coastal Master Plan, a $50B, 50-year plan for restoration and storm surge protection projects. He helped design the make-up of the rapidly-growing coastal agency to handle what is quickly becoming a $1B annual budget for those projects. (Source: NOLA.com 12/06/18)