General DNR News
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.
DNR to host forum on use of hurricane-generated waste for wetland restoration projects
Discussion on how the state will use hurricane-generated wood waste debris for wetland restoration. Learn how three projects in coastal Louisiana will be designed to help protect specific outlying marsh areas.
State Mineral Board reports March lease sale data
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on March 8, 2006, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Public can comment at Scoping Meetings on work to be done by Corps
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold four public meetings in March to hear ideas on hurricane work across Louisiana.