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Atchafalaya Basin National Park?
The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area covers much of the historic Atchafalaya Basin and promotes the cultural and environmental aspects of the whole area that was once part of the overflow basin of the Atchafalaya River and the Mississippi River, through an earlier path than the one with which we are intimately familiar. The Heritage area…
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MRC Presentation August 2014
This is the document delivered to the Mississippi River Commission in August 2014 at the hearing in Houma after the Corps of Engineers low-water boat trip down the Mississippi and the Atchafalaya: 20140821_MRC_doc This is the short oral presentation made in the hearing, in conjunction with the delivery of the above document: MRC_2014_Speech crc/30
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Is it again time for a change?
Breaking News The 2014 budget proposal from Governor Bobby Jindal contains the following entries. From SCHEDULE 11 – DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES • The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the Department of Environmental Quality will consolidate and share management and finance functions such as human resources and information technology…
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More Comments on Corps Master Plan
Several partner organizations have released their comments on the Draft Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System Project, Louisiana Master Plan and have agreed to let us post them here. You will find common threads among all of the comments. Most groups are seriously concerned about the environmental health of the lands and waters inside (and outside) the…
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FOA Comments on Corps ABFS Plan
On July 18, 2012, FOA submitted comments to the US Army Corps of Engineers on the 2012 Draft Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System Project, LA Master Plan. Copies of the Cover Letter from President Charlie Fryling and the detailed comments, in both Microsoft Word and PDF format, can be downloaded here. Cover Letter in PDF format…
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FOA ANWR Comments
We have sent our comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service on the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment. We hope that you took the time to read the document and provide your input. June 24, 2011 is the deadline to get comments in. As a group concerned about communication…
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Basin Program Plan Moves On
With the completion of the last of three public meetings around the Basin, this one in Morgan City on November 24, the Atchafalaya Basin Program staff moves into the next phase of preparation of the 2011 Annual Plan for the Program. The Draft Plan will be brought back to the Research and Promotion Board, the…
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More than a Spillway…
This is the beginning of a discussion about the Basin and its future. Please feel free to comment if you like. These thoughts are mine and may not reflect those of the FOA Board or membership. After watching and participating in Basin activities for more than a decade now, i have started to realize some…
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What Is Needed To Save The Basin?
Several stories have surfaced in the past few days, making reference to a report by a couple of LSU researchers on the lack of sediment in the Mississippi River since hundreds of dams were installed along the Mississippi River watershed. Here are links to articles about the report: LACoastPost.com Picayune article Advocate article
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One of our own… Willie Fontenot
Some of you know Willie Fontenot, one of our FOA Board members. Willie worked in State Government for many years as a citizen’s advocate, giving a voice to many small groups who were generally overlooked by the “system”.