General DNR News
MINERAL BOARD RELEASES OCTOBER FIGURES
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale October 11, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2000-2001 Fiscal Year totals.
DNR Coastal Managers To Receive National Award
Baton Rouge, LA – Three coastal managers of the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be recognized by the Washington D.C.-based program, Coastal America, during ceremonies held at the Aquarium of the Americas on Tuesday, September 19, 2000.
MINERAL BOARD RELEASES SEPTEMBER FIGURES and FEE INCREASE
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale September 13, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2000-2001 Fiscal Year totals.
Public Hearing at DNR for Proposed Plaquemines' CZM Program
Plaquemines parish officials are proposing to join eight other coastal parishes in establishing a local coastal zone management (CZM) program for their communities. In doing so, state agency approval is required in the approval process as is public comment, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials announced today.
BRADY CANAL PROJECT NEAR HOUMA DEDICATED
The Brady Canal Project, another Breaux Act project that has been completed in the fight against coastal erosion, was dedicated during a ceremony on August 31, 2000, at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center in Houma, Louisiana.
MINERAL BOARD RELEASES AUGUST FIGURES
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale August 9, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale.
Black Gold Beneath the Bayous
Black Gold Beneath the Bayous is a brand new CDROM designed for Louisiana Earth Science Teachers as a classroom teaching aid. Funded and sponsored by the state Department of Natural Resources' Energy Section, this outstanding instructional tool offers factual text and graphics, music, animation, and classroom experiments.
MINERAL BOARD RELEASES JULY FIGURES
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale July 12, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale.
MINERAL BOARD RELEASES JUNE FIGURES
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale June 14, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 1999-2000 Fiscal Year totals.
BOARD ANNOUNCES LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN LEASING BAN TO CONTINUE
The State Mineral Board voted today at its monthly meeting to continue the moratorium on mineral leasing in Lake Pontchartrain. Mineral Board Chairman Monica Surprenant said the Board unanimously agreed to take action on the issue before the expiration of the current ban imposed in August 1998.