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Taking the Problem Seriously
This story from the Teche News illustrates the importance of taking relatively small environmental problems seriously and going the extra mile to improve our quality of life. The Breaux Bridge Public Works Department could have legally dumped sewage into Bayou Teche, while they waited for a new motor for the pump station, but they put…
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FOA gets Tourism Support
It’s been a busy month for the Friends. Last month, i posted a short note about bringing Experience Atchafalaya Days back in October, and i said that i would say more. Well, it’s time for more. The Friends of the Atchafalaya and the Atchafalaya Heritage Area received a letter from Lt. Governor Landrieu informing us…
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Fryling at Jones Creek Library
Our own board member Charlie Fryling of the LSU Landscape Architecture Department, the Atchafalaya info man for the Sierra Club, the Audubon Society, the Friends, and other conservation organizations, will present his photographic images of the Basin at the Jones Creek Regional Library in June. Charlie will also present a program on the animal and…
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FOA Board Meeting Now May 28
The Friends monthly Board of Directors’ meeting will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009 in the Capital City Grill meeting room at 100 Lafayette Street in Baton Rouge. We moved the meeting date to accommodate some conflicts with other activities. As always, members are invited to attend the meeting. We will discuss the status…
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DNR/TNC Signing At Welcome Center
The Saturday Advocate had a story with picture of Asst. DNR Secretary Buatt and LA TNC Executive Director Ouchley signing the agreement to share resources while working on restoration efforts in the Basin. Click HERE for the link. It was a fitting end to the Tourism Week activities at the Butte La Rose Welcome Center.…
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Tourism Week Update
The Tourism Week events started today at the Butte LaRose Welcome Center with a focus on St. Martin Parish. The Sherriff’s department cooked red beans, Mullate’s cooked jambalaya, McGee’s cooked fried alligator, Crawfish Town USA had bread pudding, and there was cous-cous out on the porch (sorry, i missed who was cooking that.)