General DNR News
Natural Resources Leadership Council of the States Meeting
Deputy Secretary Katherine Vaughan recently attended a Natural Resources Leadership Council of the States fall meeting in Calloway Gardens, Georgia.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS TO TOUR COASTAL LOUISIANA BY AIR
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, J.P. Woodley, and EPA Assistant Administrator for Water, Tracy Mehan, will tour areas of Louisiana’s coast by air on Thursday, October 16, as they are briefed on the state’s dramatic land loss and efforts to stop it. Scientists and state officials will fly the group over vanishing marshes and restoration sites, landing at the Caenarvon Fresh Water Diversion Project.
America’s WETLAND Reception and Eco-Summit Scheduled at LSU—Oct. 2 and 3
A reception honoring Governor M. J. “Mike” Foster and hosted by LSU System President Dr. William Jenkins and Chancellor Dr. Mark Emmert will take place on Thursday, October 2, 2003 at Tiger Stadium, Tiger Den Suites, from 5 to 7 p.m.
September Lease Sale Reported by State Mineral Board
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale September 10, 2003, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation & Mineral Resources Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2003-2004 Fiscal Year totals.
Project on Lake Verret to start soon
A groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of a boat landing at Lake Verret near Napoleonville will be held on Friday, Sept. 5, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. The Attakapas Boat Landing project is jointly sponsored by the state Department of Natural Resources’ Atchafalaya Basin Program (ABP), Assumption Parish, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Contract let to create land in south La.
NEW ORLEANS – Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Oak Brook, Ill., has been awarded a contract to begin a precedent-setting project to restore south Louisiana wetlands through diversion of Mississippi River sediment and water.
Nigerian officials to visit DNR on Thursday
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Conservation will host a presentation for a small group of engineers and oil regulators of the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources.
State Mineral Board Releases August Figures
Members of the Louisiana Mineral Board elected new officers for the upcoming year at its August meeting. David "Hal" Stiel, III of Franklin was named chairman of the state Mineral Board and Tom Arnold, Jr. of Harvey was elected vice-chairman. Stiel was appointed to the Mineral Board in 1996 while Arnold was appointed in 1997 by Governor Foster.
America’s WETLAND Summit in Lake Charles will focus on Culture
Civic leaders will gather for a summit to focus on the issue of coastal land loss and the effect it has on Louisiana communities, culture, music, art, and its people. The summit is being sponsored primarily by the Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities.