General DNR News
LABI, DNR'S ENERGY OFFICE SCHEDULED TO VIEW PRESIDENT'S ENERGY INITIATIVE
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and the state Department of Natural Resource's (DNR) Energy office will participant in an interactive video conference detailing President Clinton initiatives on the use of solar and energy efficient products throughout the country. The video conference is entitled, Buildings for the 21st Century: The President's Million Solar Roofs Initiative and will be held on Wednesday, October 29 from 1:00-2:30 pm at LABI's Board Room, 3113 Valley Creek Drive.
FLEET TO SERVE AS INTERIM CONSERVATION COMMISSIONER
BATON ROUGE Gov. M.J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. has appointed Warren A. Fleet, general counsel for the Department of Natural resources (DNR), as the interim Commissioner of Conservation.
STATE MINERAL BOARD ANNOUNCES OCTOBER 1997 LEASE DATA
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale October 8, 1997 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 1997-98 Fiscal Year totals.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The first in a series of Earth and Environment Days will be held on Friday, September 26 at John L. Ory Elementary School in LaPlace. State Representative Robert "Bobby" Faucheux has planned the activity to take place in a number of elementary schools throughout his legislative district (District 57) during the fall months of this year. Representative Faucheux's staff has worked with area school principals in coordinating this extracurricular educational activity.
CELEBRATE THE COAST WITH BEACH SWEEPS
Louisiana's Coastweeks will be celebrated for the twelfth year - September 20 through October 13. The featured event to be held on Saturday, September 20th, the great Louisiana Beach Sweep, kicks-off the annual celebration supported by the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), local zone coordinators, volunteers, and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
COASTAL PROGRAM ACCELERATES WITH LAND AGREEMENT APPROVAL
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Assistant Secretary Katherine Vaughan's most recent accomplishment has been attaining approval from the House and Senate Natural Resources committees of the Louisiana Land and Exploration Company's (LL&E) agreement to donate land to the state for a number of planned restoration projects. She said the approval marks the way for the state's coastal program to begin a $5.5 million reclamation project that will benefit 2,500 acres of marsh.
LOUISIANA WETLANDS UPDATE HEARD BY WHITE HOUSE STAFF
The state's coastal restoration and management leaders recently met with a White House working group to discuss past, present, and future coastal restoration efforts in Louisiana. The Breaux Act Task Force chairman Colonel William Conner of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led the discussion as other federal agency representatives also participated.
DNR SECRETARY GIVEN SPECIAL HONOR BY US DOE
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jack Caldwell was honored Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for his demonstrated commitment to natural resource conservation and environmental protection.
STATE TO CARRY OUT NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY CODE
Governor M. J. "Mike" Foster Jr. and state and federal officials gathered Tuesday for a ceremonial signing of Louisiana's new commercial building energy conservation code. A blue- ribbon panel of citizens and public officials that helped develop the energy code legislation also participated in the event. The state Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Energy section assisted in drafting the new law which was passed in this recent legislative session.
MINERAL BOARD REPORTS AUGUST LEASE SALE TOTALS
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale August 13, 1997 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 1997-98 Fiscal Year totals.