Breaux Act Newsflash - August Meetings and Events

Below is a listing of meetings and events scheduled for the month of
August.
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LCA Public Meetings

* Cameron - Thursday, August 7, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Cameron Parish Police Jury Room
110 Smith Circle
Cameron, La.

For more information, contact Gary Rauber at
gary.w.rauber@mvn02.usace.army.mil or call (504) 862-2543.
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Local Coastal Program Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, August 13, 9 a.m.
DNR Building
617 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, La.

The topic for this meeting is Addressing Wetland Mitigation and Restoration
from Multiple Perspectives.

For more information, contact Linda Pace at (225) 342-7936.
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Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Task Force
Meeting

August 14, 2003, 9:30 a.m.
District Assembly Room A - New Orleans District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
7400 Leake Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana 70118

For more information, contact Julie LeBlanc at 504-862-1597.
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2003 Southwest Louisiana Breaux Act Project Dedication Ceremony

Friday, August 15, 2003,10 a.m.
Apache Louisiana Minerals Property (the old Mecom Ranch, approximately one
mile west of Holly Beach, Louisiana, on Highway 82.)

The Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force will
hold a ceremony to dedicate/groundbreak 5 Breaux Act projects. The Task
Force and attendees will celebrate the dedication of Holly Beach Sand
Management, CS-31 (NRCS), Humble Canal Hydrologic Restoration, ME-11
(NRCS), Four Mile Canal Terracing and Sediment Trapping, TV-18 (NMFS), and
Pecan Island Terracing, ME-14 (NMFS). The groundbreaking of Grand-White
Lakes Landbridge Protection, ME-19 (USFWS) will also be celebrated. U.S.
Senator John Breaux will serve as master of ceremonies.

For more information contact Gabrielle Bodin at (337)266-8623 or
Gabrielle_Bodin@usgs.gov.
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National Academies' Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal
Louisiana

Friday, August 15, 2003,9:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans

For more information, contact jbachim@nas.edu
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Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Restoration and Conservation

Thursday, August 21, 2003, 9 a.m.
Lake Charles Civic Center
900 Lakeshore Drive
Lake Charles, La.

For more information, contact Cynthia Duet at (225) 342-3968.
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Coastal Advisory Committee Meetings

Following is a list of meetings held by coastal 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 - Thursday, August 7, 2003, 6 p.m. Contact: Andrew MacInnes
at (504) 297-5320.
* Calcasieu - Wednesday, August 20, 2003, 5:30 p.m. Contact: Pam Mattingly
at (337) 721-3600.
* Lafourche - Wednesday, August 20, 2003, 7 p.m. Contact: Jess Curole at
(985) 632-4666.
* Terrebonne - Thursday, August 21, 2003, 6:30 p.m. Contact: James Miller
at (985) 580-8145.
* St. James - Thursday, August 28, 2003, 6 p.m. Contact: Jody Chenier at
(225) 562-2262.
* St. Bernard - Thursday, August 28, 2003, 7 p.m. Contact: Mike Hunnicutt
at (504) 278-4308.
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