Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration & Protection Authority
Kalyn Partin PE
Lake Charles, LA
how we got started
The Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration & Protection Authority was created pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Article VI, Sections 38, 38.1 and 44, and La. R.S. 38:329.5. The Chenier Plain Authority is inclusive of the Parishes of Calcasieu, Cameron, & Vermilion.
Jake McCain
Cameron, LA
Kay C. Barnett
Vice President
Lake Charles, LA
Earnestine "Tina" Horn
President
Creole, LA
Earl Landry, Jr.
Abbeville, LA
Damian LeJeune
Gueydan, LA
Trevor Hair
Treasurer
Gueydan, LA
Phillip "Scooter" Trosclair
Grand Chenier, LA
Sara Judson
Secretary
Lake Charles, LA
recent programs
Chenier Plain Alliance - Calcasieu, Cameron, & Vermilion Parishes join Chambers, Jefferson, & Orange Counties to assert the importance of the Chenier Plain ecosystem and economy Read more
mission & vision
No need is too small and no voice is too quiet to be heard. We will devote the time and energy necessary to educate, restore, and protect the SW Coast of Louisiana.
our leadership team: CPCRPA Board of commissioners
CPCRPA Mission
The Chenier Plain CRPA is a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, and through its board of commissioners, is organized with the primary duty to establish, construct, operate, or maintain flood control works as they relate to hurricane protection, tidewater flooding, saltwater intrusion, and conservation, and a secondary duty to establish flood control, adequate drainage relating to tidal or riverine flooding, and water resources development including but not limited to construction of reservoirs, diversion canals, gravity and pump drainage systems, erosion control measures, and marsh management, and is authorized to enter into contracts and agreements.Stay Connected
Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration & Protection Authority