The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has accepted Governor John Bel Edwards’ nomination of the Atchafalaya River System as the preferred site of a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) in Louisiana.  Read the full CPRA press release using this link (https://coastal.la.gov/news/noaa-accepts-gov-edwards-nomination-of-atchafalaya-river-system-into-the-national-estuarine-research-reserve-system/)