General DNR News
NOAA BIOLOGISTS INSTALL UNIQUE PILOT PROJECT ON LOUISIANA'S CHANDELEUR ISLANDS
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources recently installed a first-of-a-kind habitat restoration test project on Louisiana's Chandeleur Islands. The project, which included the installation of 1,500 smooth cordgrass plants (Spartina alterniflora), is unique because it will provide specific information on the most effective way to restore the islands and, ultimately, protect important wetlands. "This is the kind of innovative work we need to protect Louisiana's coastal wetlands," said Penny Dalton, the director of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service.
Lafourche CZM Office Now Has Permit Information Center
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources' Coastal Management Division has recently opened a Permit Information Center in Lafourche Parish. The center is located in the Lafourche Parish Coastal Management office at the Ward 10 Annex Bldg., 101 West 112th St., Cut Off, La.
DNR SMALL DREDGE PROJECT TO BENEFIT AREAS IN JEFFERSON PARISH
Construction work has recently started to create beneficial marshland at three sites in Jefferson Parish along Bayou Dupont. Department of Natural Resources’s (DNR) Coastal Restoration officials said the job was awarded to Grillot Land & Marine, LLC of Belle Chase and should be completed in eight months.
MINERAL BOARD RELEASES MAY FIGURES
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale May 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 1999-2000 Fiscal Year totals.
KNOW-HOW SESSIONS FOR WEB USERS OFFERED BY DNR NO COST TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR SONRIS/2000
SONRIS/2000, the nationally-known information system designed by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), will be featured in a series of training workshops coming this May. DNR officials want on-line users seeking the state’s oil and gas records and maps to know that the system is designed to meet their needs.
MINERAL BOARD RELEASES APRIL FIGURES
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale April 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 and 1999-2000 Fiscal Year totals.
BATON ROUGE DESIGNATED "CLEAN CITY" TODAY
The Riverside Centroplex was the site today for activities designating the City of Baton Rouge (Greater Baton Rouge Area) a "Clean City" under a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Mayor-President Tom Ed McHugh joined forces with state and federal officials, and business and community leaders in a campaign for clean air and the use of alternative transportation fuels in Baton Rouge and five surrounding parishes.
BAILEY TALKS WITH OIL MINISTERS ABOUT LOUISIANA'S OIL LEASING
Sandra Bailey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mineral Resources at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, has recently traveled to Caracus, Venezuela to meet with oil ministers on the topic of the state's mineral leasing program. In March of this year, she met with Venezuela's Minister of Energy and Mines Ali Rodriquez, and Director of Hydrocarbons Bernardo Alvarez.
TRAVELING "POLLUTION SOLUTIONS" DISPLAY AT LSU ON FRIDAY
BATON ROUGE---The public is invited to come and see the Pollution Solution Tour 2000: a national traveling display that includes a solar-powered mobile home and two alternative fueled vehicles, on Friday, March 17th at the LSU campus on Tower Drive from 10 am to 3 pm.
TRAVELING "POLLUTION SOLUTIONS" DISPLAY AT LSU ON FRIDAY
BATON ROUGE---The public is invited to come and see the Pollution Solution Tour 2000: a national traveling display that includes a solar-powered mobile home and two alternative fueled vehicles, on Friday, March 17th at the LSU campus on Tower Drive from 10 am to 3 pm.