NEW ORLEANS - The nonprofit Pontchartrain Conservancy has announced its 2021 board of directors. Officers are Patricia Meadowcroft (chair), Marcia St Martin (vice chair), Ben Caplan (secretary) and Amy Cohen (treasurer). Directors are Michael…
NEW ORLEANS — After being shut down since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s Oyster Shell Recycling Program has resumed shell collection at its partner restaurants in New Orleans. The program kicked off…
NEW ORLEANS - Biz New Orleans magazine – a national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling influential leaders in greater New Orleans. Click here to submit a nomination. The New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined other city officials last week to celebrate the opening of the $1.9 million Lafitte Greenway Clubhouse. The new clubhouse is home to a 1,570-square-foot concession and restroom facility along with storage space and…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans will continue its Christmas tree recycling program in an effort to restore and protect the Louisiana coastline. Orleans Parish residents are encouraged to recycle their Christmas trees by placing them at the…
NEW ORLEANS — The City’s Parks and Parkways Department, which manages more than 2,000 acres of New Orleans’ public green space, next week welcomes a new director, Michael Karam, after the retirement of the current director, Ann Macdonald. “For nearly…
NEW ORLEANS – Pontchartrain Conservancy, a leader in coastal sustainability, water quality and environmental education for more than three decades, is pleased to announce that the Joe W. & Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation has awarded Executive Director Kristi Trail with…
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Hunting was a big part of Zane Goucher's youth, when he pursued whitetail deer and ruffed grouse in the Maine woods with his father. He eventually drifted away from the sport but has returned after…
NEW ORLEANS - Restore the Mississippi River Delta will host “Closed for Storm: Jazzland, the MRGO and Louisiana’s Coastal Crisis,” a virtual panel to discuss how storms and coastal land loss have impacted communities and what can happen to restore…
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined other officials to celebrate the completion of the $1.2 million clubhouse for the Eastshore Playground in the New Orleans East communities of Eastshore and Little Woods. The project team featured Chase Marshal Architects,…
CAMERON, La. – Cameron Parish has partnered with Venture Global LNG to create Lighthouse Bend, a destination for families, sportsmen, adventurers and workers. The signature attraction will be a 100-seat restaurant, with an adjacent marina and market, RV resort and…
NEW ORLEANS – On Oct. 18, the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce hosted its 14th annual Tour de Jefferson, a family-friendly event for cycling enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels through Jefferson Parish. “After many months indoors, it was wonderful…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Environmental groups asked a federal court Wednesday to throw out the Trump administration's assessment of oil and gas activity’s likely effects on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it dismisses the chance of another disastrous…
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A Louisiana company plans to create a deep underground repository to store up to 80 million tons of carbon gas now released into the air by state industrial plants, a “carbon sequestration” project aimed at…
NEW ORLEANS - Emily Farrer, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Tulane University, will use a $455,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine how noxious weeds in California may use microbes and pathogens to…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Just as Louisiana begins an ambitious slate of projects to rebuild its crumbling coastline, the essential ingredients — sea sand and river silt — will be harder to come by. That’s not because these materials are…
METAIRIE - The Jefferson Chamber will hosts its annual Tour de Jefferson Event on Sunday, Oct. 18. The event starts and finishes at Estelle Playground. Celebrating its 14th year, Tour de Jefferson is a "way to experience the scenery of…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana will help inshore shrimpers buy turtle escape hatches that will be required next year for some boats in the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday. The $250,000 program will…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - From the 10/12 Industry Report: The Gulf of Mexico now boasts the world's tallest oil and gas platform to become a deepwater reef. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has approved the conversion of ExxonMobil’s Lena…
HOUMA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana shipbuilding company will build and operate a ship that will help run and maintain offshore electricity producing wind farms off the coast of the northeastern United States. The Courier reports that Galliano-based Edison Chouest Offshore…
NEW ORLEANS - Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina, the MRGO Must Go Coalition has released a white paper detailing new information about the environmental benefits of closing the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and the ongoing, urgent need for large-scale restoration…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana will get nearly $215 million in BP oil spill money for two projects planned to restore more than 4,600 acres of marsh and other habitat in the New Orleans area, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.…
NEW ORLEANS - Since Katrina, New Orleans leaders have looked for innovative ways to relieve pressure on the city’s pumping systems during storms and other heavy rain events. Many are advocating for more “green stormwater infrastructure” that will allow the…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today became one of 12 cities representing more than 36 million city residents to pledge to divest from fossil fuel companies and advocate for greater sustainable investment as part of their commitment…
ST. ROSE, La. - Mullin has announced the growth of its maintenance team with the addition of Tillman Desoto and Troy Juneau as production managers. With more than 30 years of combined experience in…
BATON ROUGE – Hurricane Laura caused significant but not catastrophic damage to oil and gas infrastructure in southwest Louisiana, officials said Wednesday. Restoring electricity and helping workers return home are bigger concerns, they said. “This has been a tremendous hit…
VILLE PLATTE, La. (AP) — Clouds of mosquitoes have been so thick in southwest Louisiana since Hurricane Laura that they’re killing cattle and horses. Farmers in a five-parish area east and northeast of the parishes where the storm made its…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Laura caused significant damage at a site holding about 30% of the nation’s store of emergency crude oil, but three other sites still have plenty of petroleum, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said Wednesday. The…
METAIRIE - The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce will present the "Ride of the Region" beginning at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Estelle Playground, 5801 Leo Kerner Lafitte Parkway in Marrero. From the Chamber: “Whether you're super experienced, or…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, hazardous fuel pipelines, wind farms and highway projects in…
