General DNR News
Senator Breaux, officials present coastal projects on August 15
The Breaux Act Task Force and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources will dedicate several Breaux Act projects at a ceremony to be held at Holly Beach in Cameron Parish on Friday, August 15th. U. S. Senator John Breaux will preside over the event and the public is invited to attend.
Good stewards awarded for making buildings better and saving money
The long, hot, humid days of summer did not stop officials of six school boards and one police jury from traveling to the capital city for recognition as “good stewards” in the state’s new Energy Fund program. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) held “Stewardship Awards” ceremony to honor and call attention to the participants. "These school systems are now on their way to saving hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in energy operating costs," said Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jack Caldwell.
State Conservation Office to Host Pipeline Seminar in New Orleans
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Louisiana Gas Association (LGA) will host a two-day seminar for hazardous liquids operators and contractors at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans on August 13th and 14th.
STATE OF LOUISIANA LAUNCHES "DON'T BE A BIG LOSER" NATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN
Baton Rouge, LA – As part of Governor Foster’s press conference today, officials from the America’s WETLAND: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana (AW), launched the campaign’s latest innovation – the “Don’t Be a Big Loser” advertising campaign – to inform the state, nation and world of what they will lose as America’s WETLAND vanishes.
America's WETLAND joins Bassmaster Classic
This year's CITCO Bassmaster Classic World Championship bass tournament will be held in the New Orleans Arena on July 31 - August 2, 2003.
DNR officials to speak on coastal amendments
Officials of the state Department of Natural Resources are available to speak at your function, free of charge. With two months remaining, citizens and voters of Louisiana will be deciding how they will vote on 15 constitutional admendments. Three of those admendments are issues that will affect the lives of Louisianians and the future of coastal resources in our state.
DNR honors schools for taking energy savings steps
Energy Fund Stewardship Awards Presentation
DNR and Corp announce more public meetings on coastal plans
A third series of public meetings, sponsored by state and federal managers of the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) formerly known as the Louisiana Comprehensive Coastwide Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, will be held Aug. 4 -7. All meetings are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the following locations:
DNR and Corp announce more public meetings on coastal plans
A third series of public meetings, sponsored by state and federal managers of the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) formerly known as the Louisiana Comprehensive Coastwide Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, will be held Aug. 4 -7. All meetings are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the following locations:
Round Two in Fight to Remove Hydrilla in Basin Starts Soon
Last year almost to the date a team of scientists, chemists, and state officials donned their boots, jumped into airboats and headed to Henderson to do battle. Thus, round one began in the fight to remove the noxious aquatic weed, hydrilla, from Henderson Lake in the Atchafalaya Basin.