General DNR News
Ribbon Cutting for the Levee Road & Ground Breaking for the Buffalo Cove Water Management Unit
State and local officials from the Department of Natural Resources and Iberia and St. Martin parishes will participate in a ribbon cutting for the Levee Road project starting at 9 a.m.. Following that event, there will be a trip to Sandy Cove Landing for a boat ride to Buffalo Cove and Skerrett’s Point for the ground breaking of the Buffalo Cove Water Management Unit.
DNR coastal officials author special report
Several DNR coastal officials have authored an international scientific publication highlighting the development of reconstruction plans for the disappearing Louisiana barrier islands.
Senate Allows for Coastal Protection Plan And Authority to be Formed
On Monday, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle joined Governor Kathleen Blanco in the Senate Chambers as members of the Senate listened to testimony of Senator Reggie Dupre of Houma on legislation that would bring hurricane protection and coastal preservation together for the first time.
State Mineral Board reports November lease sale data
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on Nov. 9, 2005, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Worldwide Korean Co. selects Louisiana site to Drill for Natural Gas
On Wednesday, drilling operations continue at well site Edmee Mestayer et al #1 in Iberia parish, just off Darnell Road, east on Hwy 86. Directional drilling is now at a depth of 7,600 feet. General Manager D.S. Choi and DNR Secretary Scott Angelle will meet onsite to discuss the operations and will see the activity firsthand.
New Permitting Online System Starts November 1
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Coastal Management Division will hold training sessions on how to use the agency’s new automated permit processing system during the months of November and December. Coastal officials had been working many months toward this concluding step in streamlining the Coastal Use Permit (CUP) process in the state.
October Lease Sales Announced by Mineral Board
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on October 12, 2005, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
State advances Bayou Lafourche barrier project
La. Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle will announce the commencement of the Bayou Lafourche Saltwater Control Structure project in Lafourche parish on Tuesday, October 9th.
Mineral Board Announces September 2005 Lease Sale Results
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly lease sale on Wednesday, September 14, 2005, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Angelle reports on department’s call to action since Katrina
State DNR Secretary Scott Angelle made available today this report on the department’s performance in accessing and evaluating impacts and damages as a consequence from Hurricane Katrina. “I have seen some of the disruption, some of the damage to our coast, but it is just still too early to gauge realistic impacts to our resources from Katrina,” Angelle said. Angelle was able to fly-over some of the impacted coastal areas struck by Katrina, several days ago, but then was called to report to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in the nation’s Capitol on September 7th.