General DNR News
Coastal Restoration design work awarded for new Barrier Shoreline Project
SJB Group, LLC in Baton Rouge has been awarded the engineering and design contract for the Riverine Sand Mining / Scofield Island Restoration Project by the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Public Meetings Held in December for CPRA
The public is invited to attend the following meetings of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority:
State Mineral Board reports November lease sale data
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on November 8, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Senegal Ambassador Meets DNR and Conservation Leaders
Dr. Amadou Lamine Ba, Senegal's ambassador to the United States received a warm welcome today from the state Department of Natural Resources while on a series of meetings with local and state government officials.
New Law Sets Up Dry Hole Well Program
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will administer the Dry Hole Credit Well Program authorized by Act 298 of the 2005 Regular Legislative Session, and authored by state Sen. Reggie Dupre of Houma.
Workshop focus on home appliances and lighting techniques
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Energy Office has teamed up with the Preservation Resource Center (PRC) in sponsoring several workshops to promote energy-efficient products and materials as well as hands-on training in the installation of home appliances and proper lighting techniques in the rebuilding of historic homes or building new ones in the New Orleans area.
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Announces Historic MMS Lawsuit Settlement
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco announced in a press conference Tuesday the State of Louisiana has reached a settlement in its suit to stop the Minerals Management Service (MMS) from conducting any further oil and gas lease sales in the Western or Central Gulf of Mexico until it has prepared a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) covering the next sale in these areas.
October Mineral Lease Sales
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on October 11, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Statement from DNR Secretary Scott Angelle on Marjorie McKeithen joining the agency
The Office of Mineral Resources’ (OMR) primary function is working with the State Mineral Board, which has authority over the leasing of state-owned land and water bottoms for development and production of oil and gas in Louisiana. The Board conducts lease sales each month to review and award leases, examine audit reports, and monitor mineral income to the state. McKeithen will serve as Secretary of the Mineral Board.
Louisiana Ground Water Commission meets October 16
The state Ground Water Resources Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, October 16, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. in Baton Rouge. The meeting will be located in the LaSalle Office Building in the LaBelle Room at 617 North Third St.