Governor Calls for Coastal Transition Team

“Reaching to the Future” was the theme of Governor M. J. “Mike” Foster’s 2001 Coastal Summit that took place August 15 in Baton Rouge. The CS2001 was attended by 438 business, industry and government leaders, university scientists and other individuals who support the state’s dedication to the coastal restoration process.

Foster reaffirmed his commitment to providing adequate state resources to the current problem while calling for a Coastal Transition Team that would not only breathe life into Coast 2050—the state’s blueprint for restoring coastal Louisiana—but also lead the state’s effort to secure $14 billion needed for its implementation. The Coastal Transition Team will develop a business plan utilizing all aspects of the state’s business community, its cultural and natural resources and abundant energy sources. The governor and Coastal Transition Team Leader King Milling, president of Whitney Bank, will oversee the work.