General DNR News

"Disappearing Wetlands" video new and topical says agency

It’s new, newsworthy, educational, and soon to be broadcast in your area. Disappearing Wetlands of Louisiana, a Turner South film production is set to be shown throughout the state on LBP, Tuesday, March 2 at 9 p.m. The 30-minute documentary takes a close-up view of coastal Louisiana and the people working to save a crippled yet valuable ecosystem.

According to Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Deputy Secretary Randy Hanchey, the film was produced in the fall of last year and has already aired on the TBS network’s The Natural South show. He said DNR was contacted by a Georgia production company last summer, and agreed to collaborate with the production of the show. "The department obtained rights to rebroadcast the show and with the support of the state’s Public Broadcast System, viewing of the film in Louisiana has been made possible," Hanchey said. Seven television stations will broadcast the show but outreach efforts will go further than that, he said.

All public school Superintendents in the state are also being sent a free copy of the video and asked to share it with science teachers and library resource staff. Teachers can use the video in the classroom as a way of making this environmental issue both topical and understandable for the students.

DNR’s public information office will be responsible for handling and distributing the video. Further distribution of the video is limited but inquires can be made to 225/342-0556 or e-mail inquiries toinfo@dnr.state.la.us.

The Louisiana Public Broadcast (LPB) television stations scheduled to air the Disappearing Wetlands of Louisiana documentary are listed here:

Editors: For more information on this topic, call the DNR Public Information Office at 225-342-8955.

• WLPB-TV 27 in Baton Rouge
• KLTM-TV 13 in Monroe
• KLTL-TV 18 in Lake Charles
• KLPB-TV 24 in Lafayette
• KLTS-TV 24 in Shreveport
• KLPA-TV 25 in Alexandria
• WLAE-TV 32 in New Orleans