General DNR News
Comprehensive Coastal Plan Submitted for Legislature's Approval
BATON ROUGE -- The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) submitted the state's comprehensive master plan for coastal restoration and hurricane protection and the Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Plan to the Louisiana Legislature today for consideration during the current legislative session.
DNR presents CIAP Funding Amounts from MMS
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle has announced the funding allocations that the state and parish governments will receive for the next two years for the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP). The CIAP allocations are calculated by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS), based on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas revenues.
State Geologist Dr. M. B. Kumar Receives National Medal
Dr. Madhurendu B. Kumar, Director of the Geological Oil and Gas Division at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), was recently named the top recipient of the Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal awarded by the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), a world premier organization.
Legacy Sites Rules Adopted
Rules for the required hearings and submission of plans for the environmental remediation of exploration and production (E and P) sites under the provisions of Act 312 of 2006, have recently been adopted, announced Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation James Welsh today.
DNR and Mineral Board members seek more business for Louisiana from Oklahoma-based Energy Companies
Louisiana Mineral Board Secretary Marjorie McKeithen, Commissioner of Conservation James Welsh, and Mineral Board member Carol LeBlanc recently visited several energy companies in Oklahoma on April 18-19, 2007, as part of a series of meetings with energy industry officials from the top oil and gas producing states.
State/Federal Coastal Restoration Projects Shown on May 4th
Cameron Parish, LA: Federal, state and local officials will gather on Friday, May 4th at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to celebrate the completion of seven coastal restoration and protection projects in Southwest Louisiana.
State Mineral Board Presents Lease Sale Figures
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on April 11, 2007, in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
DNR and Mineral Board Tour Denver Energy Companies
Mineral Board Secretary Marjorie McKeithen, Commissioner of Conservation Jim Welsh, OCRM Deputy Assistant Secretary David Fruge, and Mineral Board member Carol LeBlanc visited three energy companies located in Denver, Colorado in March.
Lake Tests Show Nothing Harmful
Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation announced today the results of recent water bottom and sediment testing at Lake Peigneur in Iberia parish. Commissioner of Conservation James Welsh said that so far there is nothing from recent diver-surveys or lab analyses that pinpoint a source of the reported incidences of bubbling in the lake.
State Mineral Board Presents Lease Sale Figures
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on March 14, 2007, in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.