Lease Sales
Governor's Coastal Flyover on Friday, Oct. 22
BATON ROUGE- Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco will host key Congressional committee staffers and national conservation representatives in a coastal flyover Friday, October 22, 2004. U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu will also join the group in Port Fourchon to participate.
DNR Executive Staff Appointments Made
Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco has appointed the following people to positions at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). She and DNR Secretary Scott A. Angelle recently met with the group to discuss some of the agency goals and policies.
September 2004 Lease Sale Announced by Mineral Board
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on September 8, 2004, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
State Mineral Board meets in August
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on August 11, 2004, at 10 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
GOVERNOR’S COASTAL COMMISSION TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON DRAFT PLAN
The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Restoration and Conservation will hold a public hearing on Friday, August 6, 2004 at 9 a.m. in the Oliver Pollock Room/C-111 of the Galvez Building at 602 North 5th Street in Baton Rouge. The hearing will be held to host comments from the public on the draft Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration Study (LCA Plan), a plan that addresses some of the state’s most critical coastal restoration needs in the near term.
State Mineral Board July Results and other actions
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale July 14, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room located in the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2003-2004 Fiscal Year totals.
DNR and Corp set public meetings for Coastal Plan
Officials of the state Department of Natural Resources and the U. S. Corp of Engineers New Orleans District have announced that public meetings for the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Louisiana – Ecosystem Restoration Study Report will be held starting July 27th through August 10th .
DNR and Corp seeking public review of Coastal Plan
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today the availability of the draft Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA), Louisiana-Ecosystem Restoration Study report and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for public review and comment. DNR and the U.S. Corps of Engineers have worked jointly in developing and preparing for the report over a two-year period.
DNR OFFICIALS WORK WITH IRAQI MINISTER OF WATER
The Minister of Water Resources (MWR) for Iraq will visit the U.S. and Louisiana beginning July 1st, according to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). As sponsors of the trip, USAID officials said the purpose of the study tour is to help the Iraqi Water Resources agency to better manage their water resources as they learn and compile information while meeting in Washington, D.C., Mississippi, and Louisiana. Additionally, the dignitaries have traveled to show their gratitude to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for technical support and training since the U.S. involvement in the Iraqi conflict.
Water Management Project in Basin Starting up
The startup of a dredging and water management project at Schwing Chute in lower St. Martin Parish has begun, according to Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Scott Angelle. Officials are meeting for a ceremony to mark construction of the project at the Belle River Boat Landing on Friday, June 25, 2004 at 9 a.m.