It was not just one of those routine days at the office. On Monday, May 19th, the LaSalle Office Building and the state Department of Natural Resources opened its doors to visitors from Eurasia – Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and the Ukraine. The group of 16 men and women delegates, who traveled to the U.S. as part of the Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT), were particularly interested in the oil and gas industry and commercial opportunities that might exists between this country and theirs.

Downtown employees and visitors--- hop on board the new downtown trolley! Ride one of the brightly-colored trolley cars to a number of locations in and around the Capitol Park Complex and do so with cleaner burning fuel in the tank, says Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Energy Manager Paula Ridgeway.

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle, who serves as chairman of the state Ground Water Resources Commission, on Tuesday kicked off a series of DNR classroom visits to highlight Ground Water Awareness Week in Louisiana.

"SAVE LOUISIANA WETLANDS," a picturesque and informative exhibit produced by the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), is now on display through June in the State Capitol Memorial Hall near the entrance to the Senate Chambers.

The La. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will sponsor and participate in Louisiana Earth Day 2009 in downtown Baton Rouge on Sunday, April 19th.

A two-day comprehensive seminar on the oil and gas business in Louisiana will be held in New Orleans on September 21-22, 2009, at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel on Canal Street.

NEW ORLEANS - A milestone has been reached by the multi-agency team studying how to restore Louisiana's coastal ecosystem.

Public awareness and participation in protecting the state’s coastal wetlands is an important endeavor. For decades now, many diverse interest groups have come together to deal with the growing pains of regulation, conservation, and other challenges that have been presented along the way.

Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle has announced that DNR’s Atchafalaya Basin Program will be hosting a celebration this Saturday to commemorate a historic year in the management and promotion of the Atchafalaya Basin.

The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will sponsor several activities in conjunction with Baton Rouge Earth Day to be held on Sunday, April 22, 2001. This year's Earth Day theme is Restore the Balance, and the festival is open and free to the public.

Baton Rouge -- The Louisiana Office of Group Benefits (OGB) today announced that Rizwan Ahmed, the agency’s chief information officer, has been recognized by IDG’s Computerworld, the weekly newspaper for IT leaders, as one of the business world’s Premier 100 IT Leaders. OGB is a state-run health insurance organization covering more than 240,000 lives.

Baton Rouge - The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that Robert D. Harper has been recognized by IDG’s Computerworld, the “Voice of IT Management,” as one of the business world’s Premier 100 IT Leaders.