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The Atchafalaya Trace Commission Meets
On Tuesday, January 6, 2009, the Atchafalaya Trace Commission held a regular meeting at the Capital Park Welcome Center on River Road in Baton Rouge. The Commission is recovering from the loss of several commissioners after the change in ethics rules last year. Some folks just don’t feel like the volunteer job is worth the…
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More organizations support Amend #4
Randy Lanctot of the LA Wildlife Federation reports that the following organizations have come out in support of the Constitutional Amendment that would fund the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund. National Wildlife Federation (Maura Wood, Senior Louisiana Coastal Program Manager) National Audubon Society (G. Paul Kemp, Ph D, Vice President Gulf Coast Initiative) Louisiana Chapter of…
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ABP Hearings Move Around the Basin
The Atchafalaya Basin Program has begun the public input process mandated by the new legislation, written about earlier on these pages. The first public meeting was held on October 14 in Morgan City and the second on October 15 in Plaquemine. The last one of this phase will be held October 16 in Henderson. The…
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FOA/Iberville Parish at Bayou Sorrell
On Saturday, October 4, members of the Friends of the Atchafalaya, along with Keep Iberville Beautiful and the Parish Solid Waste Department spent the morning picking up litter and abandoned trash at the Bayou Sorrell boat landings, both inside and outside of the East Atchafalaya Protection Levee, just north of the Bayou Sorrell Locks. The…
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The old “scribe” passes on
Some of you knew Ned Cole as the “Scribe” of the Atchafalaya Basin Program. After Ned retired from the Program, the task of filling his shoes fell to me and I was ill-prepared to provide the support that Ned had. Ned was always supportive of my attempts. Others have different stories about him from his…
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Basin Program Hearings Postponed
The Atchafalaya Basin Program announced today that the hearings planned around the Basin this week have been postponed to yet unannounced dates because of hurricane Gustav recovery issues. We will post the new schedule when it is available.
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Unofficial ABP Update (revised)
Just in case anyone missed it, HB1135 was signed into law by the Governor on June 30 and becomes effective on August 15 of this year. It was designated Act 606. You can read the text at http://www.legis.state.la.us/ (scroll down the page and enter 1135 next to HB to search for the final version.) The…
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Atchafalaya Heritage Area Hearings
Monday night was the first of several hearings held by the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area as part of a management planning process. Each area is required, as part of its Federal designation, to prepare a management plan, and these hearings are one of the first steps in establishing a scope and approach to creating and…
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May 2008 Basin Update
There is a lot going on in the Basin this spring. The Atchafalaya at Butte La Rose was higher than it has been since 1997 and is now falling slowly. (http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/eng/Edhd/Wcontrol/opfiles/051884.asp) Crawfish are big and plentiful and people are out on the water. Be careful in the high water and strong currents. Sediment: There will…
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FOA Board President’s Annual Report
The Friends of the Atchafalaya held its annual meeting last month and Board President Miriam Davey presented this report. If you are interested in participating in the FOA, notices of the monthly Board meetings are posted on the front page of the FOA web site, http://www.basinbuddies.org. ——————————- Friends of the Atchafalaya President’s Annual Report April…