General DNR News
Public Meeting Notice
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public meeting for all persons and groups interested in commenting on the rule-making process in developing and promoting wind energy in the state of Louisiana.
State Mineral Board reports June lease sale data
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on June 14, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Five Breaux Act coastal restoration projects celebrated today at Grand Isle State Park
Grand Isle, LA - Breaux Act Task Force members, state and local leaders, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials and the public gathered on the beautiful grounds of Grand Isle State Park in Jefferson Parish to celebrate and view the progress of five southeast area restoration projects built or currently under construction by state and federal partners at a combined cost of $133.6 million.
DNR Secretary Says Fifty Percent of Offshore Funds Needed
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle provided testimony today for a hearing in the nation’s capitol on Domestic Energy Production through Offshore Exploration and Equitable Treatment of State Holdings Act of 2006.
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) Open House Meetings
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host two CIAP “Open House” Public Meetings for the public to review, discuss and comment on all project proposals submitted to the State for Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) funding.
Five Coastal Projects to be featured at Grand Isle ceremony
Federal, State and Local officials and the public are invited to participate in activities featuring five CWPPRA (Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act), also known as Breaux Act, projects located in Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines and Terrebonne parishes on Friday, June 16, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at the Grand Isle State Park.
Marshfield Boat Landing completed, other projects visited today
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iberia Parish officials held a ribbon-cutting today to mark the completion of construction work at the Marshfield Boat Landing.
State Mineral Board reports April lease sale data
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on April 12, 2006, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
New deadline allows more time to submit coastal projects to state
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has extended the deadline for submitting proposals for projects to be funded by the new Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP). The original deadline was March 8th, and the new deadline will be May 22, 2006, according to DNR coastal officials.
DNR and NOAA Begin Coastal Restoration Project
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Restoration Center have awarded a $17.7 million wetlands restoration contract that will protect and create 1,400 acres of wetlands in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.