General DNR News
ST. MARY AND VERMILION PARISH PROJECTS HELP PROTECT MARSH LAND IN COASTAL LOUISIANA — BREAUX ACT PROJECTS DEDICATED TODAY —
‘Reversing the Tide,' Louisiana's battle against coastal erosion, was demonstrated today in St. Mary Parish as the Cote Blanche Hydrologic project was dedicated and visited by federal, state and local officials, and the public. The Cote Blanche project and the Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization project in Vermilion Parish were constructed under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (Breaux Act) sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the state Department of Natural Resources.
CONSERVATION FIELD AGENTS MEET FOR TRAINING SEMINAR
Commissioner of Conservation Philip N. Asprodites assembled Office of Conservation field agents to Baton Rouge for a training seminar last week to review the latest legal and environmental issues affecting site inspections of oil and gas wells in Louisiana. The Commissioner sees education and training of his staff as high priority in these highly technical times.
Plant Research May Help Save Louisiana Wetlands
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources has teamed with the U.S. Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center and the University of Southwestern Louisiana to identify and duplicate exceptional native plants and then disperse them in the field to combat wetland loss.
DNR LEADING OTHER STATES IN GEO-INFORMATION ON THE WEB —Unveils oil well data on the Internet—
BATON ROUGE---Louisiana's oil and gas well records and geographical data go on-line today at www.dnr.state.la.us/sonris2000 according to Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials. DNR Secretary Jack Caldwell and the department's key project developers held a special demonstration at DNR headquarters to show and explain how the well data is accessible to the public on the Internet.
September 1998 Lease Sales Announced by Mineral Board
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale September 9, 1998 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 1998-99 Fiscal Year totals.
COAST 2050 PLAN MOVING AHEAD—FINAL SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS SET
BATON ROUGE – Officials at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a series of public meetings in four coastal regions to be held to finalize a draft of Coast 2050, a strategic plan for sustaining coastal resources with a vision of Louisiana's coast in the year 2050.
OILFIELD WASTE TESTING EMERGENCY RULE EXTENDED THROUGH MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
BATON ROUGE – Officials at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources today issued an amendment to Statewide Order No. 29-B, extending another 30 days the order requiring "continued waste profile analyses of exploration and production (E&P) oilfield waste prior to shipment to a commercial facility and waste verification testing upon receipt by a commercial facility".
MINERAL BOARD EXTENDS LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN DRILLING BAN UNTIL 2000 CURRENT LEASE SALES MADE AVAILABLE
The State Mineral Board approved yesterday a recommendation of its Environmental Concerns committee to continue the moratorium on mineral leasing in Lake Pontchartrain for an additional two years through August 2000. According to Mineral Board member William Allerton, who chairs the committee, an ongoing study by the Louisiana Geological Survey should continue so that a clearer picture of past practices, environmental impacts and other assessments can be concluded. He said that consideration for future drilling in Lake Pontchartrain would depend on number of factors including revenue potential for the state, environmental concerns, and the desire and opinions of the community.
NGA HAILS LOUISIANA INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY— Well Information Website Showcased at National Governors’ Meeting
Washington, D.C. – The National Governors’ Association (NGA) hailed Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster’s leadership in developing the state’s Well Information Website —“a prime example of state innovation propelling states and their citizens into the twenty-first century.” NGA will showcase the state’s advances in tracking the condition of oil and natural gas wells at NGA’s 1998 Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 1-4.
STATE MINERAL BOARD ANNOUNCES JULY LEASE SALE DATA
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale July 8, 1998 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 1998-99 Fiscal Year totals.