Breaux Act Newsflash - September Meetings and Events
Below is a listing of meetings and events scheduled for the month of
September.
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Cheniere Caminada: Interpreting a Lost Community and a Vanishing Purchase
September 7, 2002; 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Golden Meadow Jr. High School Auditorium
630 South Bayou Drive (Hwy 1)
Golden Meadow, LA
The public is invited to a symposium! Explore the linguistic, literary,
cultural, genetic, and historical legacy of one 19th century coastal
community that was destroyed in the 1893 hurricane. The symposium will
place Cheniere Caminada in the larger context of The Louisiana Purchase
and coastal land loss today. This symposium is sponsored by Chenier
Hurricane Centennial, BTNEP, Cajun Coastal Coalition, Coalition to
Restore Coastal Louisiana, Louisiana CRT, and Restore or Retreat, Inc.
See the complete schedule at
http://lacoast.gov/news/press/2002-09-01/invitation.pdf
(PDF 313KB).
For more information, please visit:
http://www.orgsites.com/la/maisonlafourche/
or contact Melanie Boulet at 985-693-6849 or melboulet@cajunnet.com.
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WHEN THE WATER RUNS DRY: Maintaining a Balance Between Human Water Use
and Environmental Needs
September 9th - 10th
Embassy Suites Hotel
315 Julia Street
New Orleans, LA
See the complete agenda on our online calendar:
http://lacoast.gov/news/press/2002-08-29/agendaflyer.pdf. For information
and registration visit http://www.epa.gov/gmpo under "When the Water
Runs Dry" below the picture after Monday July 29th (or open the pdf
attachment).
Co-sponsors: * Alabama Rivers Alliance*American Rivers*Coalition to
Restore Coastal
LA* Gulf Restoration Network*National Parks Service* National Wildlife
Federation* The Nature Conservancy* Southern Environmental Law
Center*Tennessee Clean Water Network* Tri-State Conservation
Coalition*US EPA Gulf of Mexico Program
Some of the Distinguished Speakers: * Senator Paul Simon, Director of
Public Policy Institute, So. Illinois University * James I. Palmer,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4 * David Feldman, Senior Research
Scientist, University of Tennessee * Janet G. Llewellyn, Division of
Water Resource Mgmt., Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection * Steve
Traxler, Army Corps of Engineers * Dr. Mary Davis, Ecologist, National
Wildlife Federation * Rick Parrish, Attorney, Southern Environmental
Law Center * Kyle McCann, Louisiana Farm Bureau
Workshops/Presentations: * The State of Affairs: Challenges Facing
Southeast and Gulf States in the 21st Century * Unnatural Flows: The
Impacts of Alteration * Protection of In-Stream Flows: Legal and Policy
Options * Current Issues in Water Rights * Water Management in Action:
Lessons Learned and Success Stories
Made Possible with the Generous Support of: The Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation, The Turner Foundation, and U.S. EPA Gulf of Mexico Program.
For immediate information contact Jen Brock at
jbrock@gulfrestorationnetwork.org.
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CWPPRA Technical Committee and Planning & Evaluation Subcommittee Meeting
September 18, 2002; 9:30 AM
U.S. Army Corps, New Orleans District
District Assembly Room
7400 Leake Ave.
New Orleans, LA
The Technical Committee will conduct regularly scheduled business.
For more information, please contact Gregory Miller at (504) 862-2310.
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La Fete d'Ecologie
September 28, 2002
Peltier Park
Thibodaux, LA
The 6th Annual La Fete d'Ecologie will be held on September 28, 2002 at
Peltier Park in Thibodaux, LA. La Fete is an opportunity to bring your
kids to learn about estuary issues. It is a celebration of the culture
and resources of Barataria-Terrebonne. Exhibits by diverse agencies and
nonprofit, food, craft demonstrations, entertainment, and a variety of
presentations by: Windell Curole - Hurricane Protection, Jack Fredine -
Davis Pond, BP, Restore or Retreat and others.
For more information, please contact Sandra Helmuth at (985) 447-0868.
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Coastal Advisory Committee Meetings
Following is a list of meetings held by coastal parish advisory
committees. Some of these meetings are only for that advisory committee
while others are a component of the regularly scheduled parish council
meetings. Call the contacts listed for more information.
Plaquemines: September 4, 6:00 p.m. Contact: Victoria Caridas
(504)392-6690, ext. 1903
Cameron: September 9, 5:00 p.m. Contact: Tina Horn (337)775-5718, ext. 115
Calcasieu: September 17, 5:30 p.m. Contact: Pam Sturrock (337)437-3600
Lafourche: September 17, 7:00 p.m. Contact: Jess Curole (985)632-4666
Terrebonne: September 18, 6:30 p.m. Contact: James Miller (985)580-8145
St. James: September 25, 6:00 p.m. Contact: Jody Chenier (225)562-2262
St. Bernard: September 25, 7:00 p.m. Contact: Mike Hunnicutt (504)278-4308
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