Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration detailed a major shift in Louisiana’s strategy for addressing coastal protection and restoration on Wednesday, proposing a slate of projects for the next fiscal year that move definitively away from the large-scale river diversions long seen as linchpins in the state’s plans.

The draft project budget for the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for fiscal 2027, which begins in July, amounts to $1.27 billion, a significant drop from the current year. But that drop is largely because the state has canceled the controversial Mid-Barataria and Mid-Breton sediment diversion projects while preparing alternatives to take their place.

The state’s coastal leadership made clear that it intends to prioritize other types of projects, particularly l

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