General DNR News
Rodemacher recently honored by energy leaders
Gus Rodemacher, secretary of the Louisiana Mineral Board, was recently given the “2003 Public Service Award” by members of the largest Gulf Coast region oil and gas networking group called GCEM. The Gulf Coast Energy Marketplace, managed by a committee of more than 20 industry leaders from Louisiana and Texas, held a conference, trade show, and power lunch in New Orleans, March 31-April 1. Special guests included New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and David Boulet, the state’s oil and gas director for the Department of Economic Development.
Pipeline Safety Seminar to Focus on New Regulations
A seminar focusing on pipeline safety, current regulations, and national security will be held at the Hotel Acadiana Conference Center Hotel in Lafayette on May 22 and 23, 2003.
New Boat Landing in Assumption Parish at Lake Verret
State and local officials have scheduled a contract signing ceremony Monday, May 5th to announce the go ahead for new projects within the Atchafalaya Basin Program.
Surface mining rules to be modified
The public can still comment on proposed rule changes to surface mining regulations in the state, said Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials today.
April Lease Sale Reported by State Mineral Board
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale April 9, 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 2002-2003 Fiscal Year totals.
America's Wetland Highlighted at National Estuaries Conference
Baton Rouge, LA – Jack Caldwell, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, today focused attention on Louisiana’s coastal land loss at the Inaugural National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration – Saving Our Coastal Heritage. Secretary Caldwell, along with other nationally recognized leaders in the field of coastal habitat restoration, presented the information at a plenary session, entitled “Leadership Visions in Habitat Restoration.”
Enjoy This Earth Day, April 13th, in Baton Rouge DNR displays offer something for all
It was on April 22, 1970 that Earth Day was born. Earth Day 1970 led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In 1990, Earth Day went global. In 2000, Earth Day had the Internet to help link activists and environmental groups around the world. Additionally, the Earth Day Network, based in Seattle, Washington, USA, is the international organization that coordinates Earth Day events worldwide.
State Mineral Board welcomes new member at March meeting
Gov. M.J. “Mike” Foster recently appointed Ernest S. Easterly, III, a Southern University law professor, to the State Mineral Board. Easterly joined the ten-member board during its March mineral lease sale meeting.
DNR Exhibits at Earth Fest at Audubon Zoo
Officials from the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will partake in celebrating the wonders of the Earth and the environment during Earth Fest 2003, on Saturday and Sunday, March 22-23, 2003, at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
DNR officials discuss new Federal Wetland Policy changes
Recently, changes in federal wetland policies have been the subject of many national, state and local news articles. Primarily, the current changes in wetland policies under the Bush Administration deal with isolated wetlands and with new mitigation guidance.