About the CCMRGO

The Coalition to Close the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (CCMRGO) is a Louisiana non-profit corporation organized for educational and scientific purposes, and the betterment and improvement of the community. The CCMRGO will educate the public; Federal, State, and local elected officials as to the detrimental impacts and negative consequences of the continued operation and maintenance of the MRGO, and thereby develop support throughout the community for the closure of the MRGO. The CCMRGO will advocate restoration of the coastal wetlands destroyed by the MRGO to provide renewed protection against flooding cuased by tital surge from storms and hurricanes.