General DNR News
Simple steps to conserve ground water in the home
Gov. Bobby Jindal has proclaimed this week as Ground Water Awareness Week in the state of Louisiana.
Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle starts series of DNR classes for Ground Water Awareness week
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.
Simple steps to ground water protection at the household level
Gov. Bobby Jindal has proclaimed the upcoming week of March 8 through March 14 as Ground Water Awareness Week in the state of Louisiana.
Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle to teach public school class to commemorate Ground Water Awareness Week
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle, who serves as chairman of the state Ground Water Resources Commission, will be visiting his hometown on Tuesday, March 10, to teach a lesson on ground water to an 8th grade science class at Breaux Bridge Junior High School, where he attended middle school. The class will begin at 8:15 a.m. and the event is open to the news media.
Planning Guidebook Discussed in March
Three learning workshops presented by LSU Sea Grant Law and Policy Program and the state Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Management Division will be held in March.
February mineral lease sale brings approximately $604,000
The state Mineral Board on Wednesday conducted its monthly lease sale in the LaBelle Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
DNR's Mike French honored by Civil Service League
The Louisiana Civil Service League honored Department of Natural Resources Technology Assessment Division Director Mike French today with a Certificate of Merit at the League’s 50th Annual Dunbar Awards luncheon in New Orleans.
Statement from Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle on the passing of F. Malcolm Hood, Jr.
“We at the Department of Natural Resources wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Malcolm Hood, Jr. His death will be strongly felt not only by the members of his family, his friends and business associates who knew him best, but also the people in the energy industry and those who may never have known the important role that he played in leading several organizations and participating in the legislative process in ways that bettered government for the citizens of the state and for business."
January mineral lease sale brings $880,000
The state Mineral Board on Wednesday conducted its monthly lease sale in the LaBelle Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
New La. drilling safety rules stricter than any other state
Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation James H. Welsh has issued two new permanent rules and a new policy which combine to give Louisiana some of the most stringent oil and gas drilling safety rules in the country.