RETURNING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO ITS DELTA
WHEREAS, coastal Louisiana was formed by the depositional processes of the Mississippi River over the past 7,500 years, and WHEREAS, the thick fluvial deposits that comprise the Mississippi River delta …
WHEREAS, coastal Louisiana was formed by the depositional processes of the Mississippi River over the past 7,500 years, and WHEREAS, the thick fluvial deposits that comprise the Mississippi River delta …
WHEREAS, the 2000 census documented that over 50 percent of Louisiana’s population live and work in the coastal zone, and WHEREAS, Louisiana’s coastal zone and marshes support and protect extensive …
RECOGNIZING PREVENTION AS A VITAL COMPONENT OF COASTAL PROTECTION & RESTORATION Read More »
WHEREAS, the muzzleloader has one characteristic that distinguishes it from other firearms: it is loaded from the muzzle of the gun, and WHEREAS, the black powder cartridge rifle shoots a …
USE OF MUZZLELOADERS-ONLY IN MUZZLELOADER SEASON Read More »
WHEREAS, the bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), and its close cousin the pig frog (Lithobates grylio) have been a part of the culinary culture of South Louisiana since Native Americans inhabited the …
WHEREAS, in recent years, hunting and fishing license sales have stagnated or declined, and WHEREAS, declining hunting and fishing license sales impacts the operating funds for the Louisiana Department of …
EXPIRATION DATES OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES Read More »
WHEREAS, with its commercial and recreational fisheries, mineral development, ports, pipelines, and potential for wind energy and aquaculture, Louisiana has the most heavily utilized and impacted coastal region in the …
WHEREAS, grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) are voracious vegetarians, consuming up to 300% of their own body weight a day, and WHEREAS, a preferred food of the grass carp is hydrilla …
WHEREAS, participation in recreational fishing and recruitment of young people into the sport is declining in Louisiana and across the nation, and WHEREAS, lack of opportunity due to limited access …
WHEREAS, H.R. 2421 and S. 1870 will return protection to isolated wetlands as originally intended under the Clean Water Act, and WHEREAS, the Clean Water Act, as originally interpreted protected …
WHEREAS, Castor Creek was judged to be qualified for the National Scenic River System by the U. S. Forest Service in the 1999 Forest Plan, and WHEREAS, much of its …
LOUISIANA NATURAL AND SCENIC RIVER SYSTEM DESIGNATION FOR CASTOR CREEK IN RAPIDES PARISH Read More »