Office of Conservation
Welsh Becomes State Commissioner of Conservation
James H. Welsh has been named the new Commissioner of Conservation at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) starting July 1st. Welsh, who retired from state service with 36 years in the Office of Conservation, was selected by Governor Mike Foster to assume the top job.
State Presents America's Wetland
The state of Louisiana today presented the plan for "America's Wetland...the Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana", a national campaign to make the public aware of Louisiana's coastal land loss and the value of its coast to the rest of the nation and the world.
Louisiana Coastal Plan Must Involve Public Awareness
The State will unveil national and statewide campaign plans to raise awareness of its dramatic coastal land loss and the value of coastal Louisiana to the rest of the nation and the world, focusing on its role in the nation's energy production and economic security, as well as its world ecological significance.
Terracing Project works for wildlife conservation and coastal region
Ducks Unlimited has recently completed a coastal restoration initiative to help restore vital marshes located within the Cameron Creole Watershed near Lake Charles, LA.
Public Meetings on Coast 2050 Study in April
Public input is sought on coastal restoration efforts for the Coast2050 Feasibility Study that is now underway. DNR and the Corps of Engineers will explain and record what the public has to say in six meetings to be held in Abbeville, Lake Charles, Belle Chase, Hammond, Thibodaux, and Morgan City.
Water Flows through Davis Pond
Water flowed through massive metal gates for the first time today as a (2 p.m.) ceremony was held to dedicate the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion. project, 23 miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans.
Senator Gautreaux Receives Conservationist of the Year Award
Senator Butch Gautreaux of Morgan City has a legislative record for working on conservation efforts in this state, and now he has a Conservationist of the Year award to go with that. He was recognized along with several others for outstanding conservation achievements in 2001 by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) at a ceremony held this month in Marksville.
Feasibility Study for Coast 2050 Plan Agreed on today at the Capitol
Putting their best foot forward in an effort to secure $14 billion to pay for the ravishes of coastal erosion, Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jack Caldwell and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Thomas Julich signed an agreement to begin a coast wide feasibility study for the Coast 2050 Plan.
DAVIS POND WETLAND PROJECT TO BE DEDICATED ON MARCH 26TH NEAR NEW ORLEANS
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold ceremonies to dedicate and open the world's largest coastal restoration project designed to protect more than 700,000 acres of precious wetland habitat in Louisiana.
STATE'S COMMISSIONER OF CONSERVATION APPOINTED AT DNR
Felix "Phil" Boudreaux has recently assumed the post of acting Commissioner of Conservation for the state's Office of Conservation, replacing former Commissioner Philip Asprodites. Boudreaux, who is a petroleum engineer and a 28-year veteran of the office, was appointed by Governor Mike Foster in January.