From the Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE State of Louisiana Office of the Governor April 26, 2010 GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL Press Office: Melissa Sellers, Kyle Plotkin Contact: 225-342-8006, (c) 225-328-3755 Governor Jindal Nominates Scott Angelle to Serve as Lt. Gov. BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that Scott Angelle will be his nominee…

The House Natural Resources Committee favorably reported out the House Concurrent Resolution proposed by Rep. Karen St. Germain to approve the Basin Program Annual Plan for 2010-2011. There were no objections to the plan and Rep. Sam Jones complimented the Basin Program on the Plan and on the staff’s responsiveness to input and concerns from…

Karen Westphal sends this picture of the stalwart adventurers from “Below the Surface”, a California group studying water quality issues around the country, who (along with Melanie Driscoll and Karen) braved snow and some downright cold and wet weather to canoe down the Atchafalaya River this month. How ya’ll like that flat pirogue? Click the…

With rumors of possible changes in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area and the National Park Service push ahead with the development of a management plan for the young Heritage Area. A workshop was held on February 3 and was followed by an open house on February 4 at…

The Evangeline Council of the Boy Scouts celebrated 100 years of Scouting in America and kicked off a year-long project in the Atchafalaya Basin on Saturday, February 20, 2010, at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center. More than 1,000 Scouts, leaders, and family members attended the day-long event. Activities included tree planting, a rock wall, nature tours…

Three meetings related to the Atchafalaya Basin Program were held in late January and early February 2010. On January 26, the Basin Program Technical Advisory Group met and picked up where they left off last year, evaluating projects and looking toward the future of the Basin. St. Mary Parish gave a presentation on a project…

The Atchafalaya Basin Program Public Hearings on the 2011 Annual Plan are complete. Check the message on this site for a summary. The Draft 2011 Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan is now posted on the DNR web site. The Research and Promotion Board approved the Plan with minor changes and will present it to the…

In case you missed it, National Public Radio‘s Weekend Edition Sunday on November 29 had a story about our own Helen Boudreaux, along with Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s book “Poor Man’s Provence”. Helen is a local cajun music performer that many of you may remember from many Atchafalaya Basin Program gatherings in the early 2000’s. Rheta…

On Wednesday, November 4, 2009, the governing body of the Atchafalaya Basin Program held a meeting to complete a draft of the 2011 Annual Plan for the Atchafalaya Basin Program. The Research and Promotion Board is the group designated by legislation to make decisions about the direction of the program and, based on the 2008…

On Monday night, the last of three public meetings soliciting input for the Atchafalaya Basin Program Annual Plan for 2011 took place in Morgan City. Meetings at Plaquemine and Henderson took place last week, giving everyone around the Basin a chance to propose projects for next year. Prior to these meetings, ABP staffers have been…