Energy

DNR and LSU Center for Energy Studies Present State Energy Management Conference

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies will present a State Energy Management Conference on February 22, 2001. The conference "Finding Solutions to Rising Energy Costs" will focus on how commercial facilities such as schools, state agencies, and hospitals can reduce energy consumption and lower expenses.

The conference will address key issues regarding rising energy costs, energy usage, and financing energy efficiency improvements. La. State Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc, House Committee on Appropriations chairman, will be guest speaker for the luncheon. Presenters will include national and local energy experts from governmental agencies and private industry representing Entergy, Johnson Controls, and Siemens Building Technologies.

Registration for the conference is required and seating is limited. Deadline for registration is Friday, Feb. 16, 2001.

To register, contact Barbara Kavanaugh at LSU Center for Energy Studies at (225) 578-4542.

State Energy Management Conference
Thursday, February 22, 2001 
Lod Cook Alumni Center, 3838 West Lakeshore Drive 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Editors: For more on this topic, please contact DNR Public Information Officer Phyllis Darensbourg at 225-342-8955.