General DNR News
THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLORATION COMPANY DONATES THE ISLES DERNIERES CHAIN OF ISLANDS TO THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
H. Leighton Steward, Chairman of the Board of The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company, and Terry Ryder, Special Counsel for Governor Murphy J. Foster, announced that The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company is donating to the State of Louisiana the surface rights to its land holdings in the Isles Dernieres chain of barrier islands located off Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
NICE³ GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH STATE ENERGY OFFICE
Going once, twice, three times NICE³ funds are now available to business and industry through the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). NICE³ is a cost-sharing grant program that promotes industrial competitiveness through energy, environment, and economics.
MINERAL BOARD LEASE SALES POSTED FOR JUNE FY 96/97 FIGURES FROM MINERAL REVENUE BEST IN TWELVE YEARS
Mineral lease sales are the highest in twelve years, according to figures available from the Louisiana Mineral Board. Department of Natural Resources' Office of Mineral Resources Assistant Secretary Gus Rodemacher said these latest figures verify that Louisiana's oil and gas industry continues a strong performance after recent years of slowed activity. He said data from Mineral Board records show that fiscal year 1984/85 totals reached over 63 million dollars, the highest on record. Rodemacher said the FY 1996/97 total lease sale results are $55,254, 297.
COASTAL UPDATES COMING YOUR WAY
The Department of Natural Resources' Public Information Office will soon begin operating a new information delivery system that will disseminate news and information via fax or mail to Louisiana officials and interested partners on all coastal projects administered by the state including CWPPRA (Breaux Act) projects.
DNR TAKES LEAD WITH COASTWIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING
Department of Natural Resources Coastal Restoration Division Administrator Dr. Bill Good has called upon all needed forces to begin the development of a statewide, unified coastal plan. He says that within the next eighteen months, the plan should be ready to meet the approval of the state's Wetlands Authority and the CWPPRA (Breaux Act) Task Force.
MINERAL BOARD LEASE SALES POSTED FOR MAY
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale May 14, 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 1996-97 Fiscal Year totals.
SNEAD JOINS TEAM TO MAP U.S. PIPELINES
Cartographic Manager John Snead of the state's Geological Survey has been named to a government/industry team of experts tasked with formulating a National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS). The new mapping system will be used to aid in the safe and environmentally sound transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquid by pipeline in the country.
LOUISIANA'S COASTAL GEMS ON THE INTERNET
What's a Gulf Ecological Management Site? A GEM in Louisiana-- and there are 33 of them to visit on the net.GEMS are geographical areas that have special ecological significance to the production of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources or represent unique habitats. Louisiana's GEMS can now be accessed through the Department of Natural Resources' Coastal Management Division web site http://www.dnr.state.la.us/. In south Louisiana, GEMS are beaches, salt domes, wildlife management areas, swamps, cheniers, lakes, bays, and other natural habitat areas.
State Mineral Board Issues Lease Sale Data For April
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale April 9, 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 1996-97 Fiscal Year totals.
$5.4 MILLION AWARDED FOR MYRTLE GROVE AND LITTLE VERMILION BAY RESTORATION PROJECTS IN COASTAL LOUISIANA
Two projects to protect or enhance approximately 12,000 acres of Louisiana wetlands were recently approved for funding by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Task Force, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources jointly announced.