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America's WETLAND is one of the largest and most productive expanses of coastal wetlands in North America. This valuable landscape extending along Louisiana's coast is disappearing at a rate of 25 square miles per year. In the largest public awareness initiative in its history, Louisiana is leading America's WETLAND: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana. The America's WETLAND Foundation through the Campaign is raising awareness of the impact of Louisiana's wetland loss and increase support for efforts to conserve and save coastal Louisiana.
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This site has been created to serve as a community resource and meeting space for the residents of Louisiana. On these pages you will find community news, information and content related to the Deepwater Horizon response.
Effects of Offshore Oil and Gas Development
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This bibliography is a quarterly compilation of current publications (citations with abstracts) from a wide variety of electronic and print information sources relating to offshore oil and gas development.
Facebook: Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
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This is the Facebook page of the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Flickr: Photos from the state's response efforts
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Gulf Oil Spill Scientific Symposium - Consortium for Ocean Leadership
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The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill is having significant ecological impacts on the Gulf of Mexico and coastal states
in the region. As the nation responds to this unprecedented spill, non-federal scientists can play a major role in the
efforts to understand and combat the impacts of this spill. The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is hosting this symposium to identify for the federal agencies the existing gaps in the scientific knowledge; opportunities
to fill those gaps; and priorities for short- and long-term research needs to understand the impact of the spill on the
Gulf ecosystems and human health. Ocean Leadership is working with NOAA and other government organizations as
partners of this event. June 2-3
LaCoast.gov - The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act
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The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, (CWPPRA pronounced kwǐp-rŭh), is federal legislation enacted in 1990 that is designed to identify, prepare, and fund construction of coastal wetlands restoration projects.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
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To manage, conserve, and promote wise utilization of Louisiana's renewable fish and wildlife resources and their supporting habitats through replenishment, protection, enhancement, research, development, and education for the social and economic benefit of current and future generations; to provide opportunities for knowledge of and use and enjoyment of these resources; and to promote a safe and healthy environment for the users of the resources.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries - Oil Spill Information
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is working closely with state and federal agencies and British Petroleum (BP) officials to protect fish and wildlife resources along the state's coastline following the oil rig explosion in the Gulf on April 20, 2010.
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The LOUISiana Digital Library (LDL) is an online library of Louisiana institutions that provides over 144,000 digital materials. Its purpose is to make unique historical treasures from the Louisiana institution's archives, libraries, museums, and other repositories in the state electronically accessible to Louisiana residents and to students, researchers, and the general public in other states and countries. The LOUISiana Digital Library contains photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, oral histories, and more that document history and culture. We hope that you find the items in the Digital Library as diverse and interesting as the people and places in Louisiana.
Louisiana Fisheries SeaGrant Extension
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Louisiana's fisheries touch the people of Louisiana every day, providing food, recreation, and employment to all ages in all parts of the state. Through this website, all of Louisiana's fishermen, women and children can find information about Louisiana's species, gear, regulations, and the environment that support them. Louisiana Sea Grant specialists and agents from the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center are dedicated to sustaining these fisheries and their environments.
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Since its establishment in 1968, Louisiana Sea Grant has worked to promote stewardship of the state’s coastal resources through a combination of research, education and outreach programs critical to the cultural, economic and environmental health of Louisiana’s coastal zone
Louisiana's Wetlands @ National Geographic Magazine
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The Louisiana bayou, hardest working marsh in America, is in big trouble—with dire consequences for residents, the nearby city of New Orleans, and seafood lovers everywhere.
An eerily prescient 2004 article in National Geographic Magazine highlighting the dangers and challenges facing Louisiana's Wetlands, including its use by the oil industry.
LSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection
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Online versions of various theses and dissertations from LSU graduate students.
LSU Resources - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
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LSU related resources and information about the oil spill, including expert contact information.
LSU School of Coast and Environment
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Our professors and researchers are providing objective, research based science related to the oil spill to public agencies, industry, and interested parties the world over. To date, our experts have given more than a hundred interviews regarding the catastrophe and the potential impact on the environment to international, national, and regional media.
Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010 - NOLA.com
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Latest news, photos, videos from the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster from NOLA.com
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NRCS's natural resources conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by floods and other natural disasters. Public benefits include enhanced natural resources that help sustain agricultural productivity and environmental quality while supporting continued economic development, recreation, and scenic beauty.
Southeast Louisiana Refuges Complex Home Page
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There are eight National Wildlife Refuges in the Southeast Louisiana (SELA) Refuges Complex. The mission of these refuges and the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. These refuges are representative of the rich and varied habitat and wildlife resources of the coastal region of the state. They are part of a network of over 540 refuges throughout the country that are administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS).
Text of Louisiana Senate Resolution No. 61 presented to the US Senate
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A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of Louisiana urging local, state, and federal governmental agencies to work in close coordination, in order to minimize damage to Louisiana’s natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and to utilize all available resources to protect and support Louisiana residents and businesses affected by the spill.
