Louisiana coastal resource inventory

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wUISIANA COASTAL RESOURCE INVENTORY

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LOUISIANA COASTAL RESOURCE INVENTORY

VOLUME 3
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL
PLANS ANO PROJECTS

PREPAPUM. THE LOUISIANA STATE PLANNING OFFICE

JUNE 1975

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PRESIDENT BURK & ASSOCIATES, INC. ASSOCIATES
WILLIAM R. BURK, JR. DANIEL A. rONTANA
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ENG IN EERS GEORGE C. KLE#NPZTER, JR.
JENS J. NIELSEN
M.F. JACKSON 4176 CANAL STREET JOSEPH H. PRANGZp JR.
VICE PRESIOM114TO ROBERT E. RICE
WILLIAM R. GURKo III NEW ORLEANS 70119
THOMAS L. JACKSON
JAMES W. ARMBRUSTER
H. DOUGLAS LOWREY
JEAN H. DURK June 30, 1975

Mr. Patrick W. Ryan
Executive Director
Louisiana State Planning Office
P. 0. Box 44425
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804

Dear Mr. Ryan:

We are happy to submit a 4-volume report which is our contribution to
the first year's effort in the developing Louisiana Coastal Resources
Program.

This report addresses three aspects of that developing program. It con-
sists of four volumes, involving three separate work tasks. Volume 1
provides an inventory of geographic areas of particular concern which
have recreational, historical, cultural, archeological and developmen-
tal significance. In Volume 2, methods of assessing environmental im-
pact are reviewed and the existing "state of the art" in Louisiana today
is described. Volume 3 consists of an analysis of completed, under
construction and proposed projects which may have a significant impact
on the coastal area. Volume 4 includes 7 maps which locate areas of
particular concern and public projects listed in Volumes I and 3.

We have always felt that the Louisiana coast is a unique and vital re-
gion due to its abundance of both renewable and non-renewable resources.
The coastal ecosystem supports many and varied uses which provide the
economic base of South Louisiana. At the same time, use of the coast's
resources should riot exceed the point where it seriously reduces its phe-
nomenal productivity. Hopefully, the Coastal Resources Program will en-
able maximum utilization of the coast's vast resources, while at the same
time protecting and conserving those areas most vital to the natural sys-
tem.

We hope we have contributed in the development of a process to reach
this goal. Pinpointing areas of concern and locating development pro-
jects should help in delineating potential areas of conflict.

BURK & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Mr. Patrick W. Ryan, Executiv e Director June 30, 1975
Louisiana State Planning Office

We have enJoyed our association with your staff and look forward to be-
ing of service in the continuing development of this vital program.

Respectfully submitted,

BURK & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Engineers

William R. Burk, III
Vice President

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

0 LOUISIANA STATE PLANNING OFFICE

EDWIN EDWARDS GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA

PATRICK W. RYAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PAUL R. MAYER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

JOHN M. BOROELON INTERIM PROJECT COORDINATOR

PAUL H. TEMPLET PROJECT COORDINATOR

JOEL L. LINDSEY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION COORDINATOR

STUDY MANAGEMENT TEAM

PATRICK W. RYAN LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING

LYLE S. ST. AMANT LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND

FISHERIES COMMISSION

VERNON F. BEHRMORST LOUISIANA COASTAL COMMISSION

JACK R. VAN LOPIK LOUISIANA SEA GRANT PROGRAM
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MASTER INVENTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

GENERAL CRITERIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 7

CATEGORIES OF PROJECT SPONSORS INVENTORIED . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SOURCES OF INFORMATION
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 34
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

APPENDIX A
Inventory of Relevant Federal Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

APPENDIX B
Inventory of Relevant State Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

APPENDIX C
Inventory of Relevant Regional Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C

APPENDIX D
Inventory of Relevant Metropolitan Planning Agencies . . . . . . . D

APPENDIX E
Typical "Project Profile .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E

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INTRODUCTION

Since the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, concerned government

has attempted to measure the impact of various construction projects on human

habitation and quality of life in general. The objective has been to minimize

adverse effects and maximize positive gains in order to, if not improve, at least

maintain the present quality of the natural and man-made environment.

As these projects were analyzed, a need arose to view them in an ever-

increasingly larger context. Often, projects crossed judicial boundaries in-

fluencing a greater and greater group of interest. Government has been

charged with perhaps the greatest challenge; protecting the rights of these

various and often conflicting interests.

It is towards this end that Task III-B, of the Louisiana Coastal Resources

Study Program was directed. A methodology has been developed which will

allow coastal managers to examine many of the projects in the coastal region

and, at a glance, extract pertinent information and relationships.

OVERLAYS

Information has been presented in two forms; maps and textual data,

both of which are compatible to computerization. Visual displays output

which accompany these four volumes consist of a base map and three over-

lays depicting project locations, sponsors, and status. For the first time

in Louisiana, major multiple agency projects paid for by public funds are

presented in one context. While geographic relationships are obvious,

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the more subtle relationships can be ascertained by overlaying the projects

with recreational, historical, or other visual data associated with Volume 1

of this -report. This should prove to be a valuable tool for illustrating the

potential conflicts between projects and areas of particular concern.

Similar overlay type analysis will yield much of the basic available informa-

tion necessary to perform a project impact assessment, as described in Volume 2.

Volume 3, Significant Coastal Plans and Projects, has accomplished the first
step towards cummulative impact assessment by identifying projects which - I
are in geographic proximity to each other. This information is presented again

in Volume 4, but without the detail or overlaying capabilities of the originals.

The original map and overlays provide more detail at a larger scale (1: 250, 000).

PROTECT PROFILES

"Project Profiles" are designed to supplement map and overlay, information

offering quick manual retrieval of selected data in concentrated form. These

8-21 by 11-inch data cards are easily updated as more information becomes

available. It is intended that all known projects (complete, under con-

struction, and proposed) be profiled in this system. Profiles have been
initially arranged by sponsor and a number cor@responding with 'the "Master

Inventory". They can be sorted and arranged according to any one of several
categories - A typical example of a profile, E-2-35-r. is Illusttated. in Appendix

"E" of this volume. Coastal Resource Program "Profiles" come complete with

one posting tray, indexes, and the necessary cards for those completed in FY'75.

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MASTER INVENTORY

The "master inventory" is a temporary construct designed to initially

list all commonly known, non-oil, industry-related projects affecting

Louisiana's Coastal Resources. No attempt has been made at this time

to indicate significance of these projects. They are listed merely as

a point of departure for future study. Many of these projects can be

profiled in the FY '76 work effort,

APPENDICES

Appendices A through D have been prepared to describe various levels

of governmental agencies having some influence on Louisiana's coastal

resources either directly or indirectly. They serve as an indication of

where source information is available and general agency objectives. As

is the case of the master inventory, the greatest value of the Appendix is

in establishing a point of departure for work involving intergovernmental

relationships. Appendix E illustrates a typical "profile" card.

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GENERAL CRITERIA

While developing criteria that could be used to select particular projects

for inclusion in a program that would "keep regularly appraised of changes, up-

dates, and amendments"*, certain difficulties arose.. Such a proj ect would have

to significantly affect coastal resources. Significant impact is defined as an

action which brings about a measurable change or otherwise modifies existing

conditions in the coastal area. The Federal Highway- Administration defines

Ilan action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment" to be

an action in which the overall cumulative primary and secondary ccnsequences

significantly alter the quality of the human environment, curtail the choices of

beneficial uses of the human environment, or interfere with the attainment of

long-range human environmental goals. Since existing qualities and condi-

tions in the coastal areas have not been established as a "bench mark", selec-

tions of projects, plans, goals, objectives, and policies having significant

impact will be subject to interpretation. Therefore, a working definition was

used, allowing any non-maintenance projects to be inventoried.

Projects are presented @n three forms: maps and overlays, profiles,

and master inventory.

A. overlays of Major Public Non-Maintenance Projects.

Three overlays were developed to indicate the locations of public, non-
maintenance projects in the coastal area. These overlays can be used
with the other overlays developed during this project.

Overlay No. 1., "Co mpleted Projects", shows the locations of:
1. All U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects -
2. Major new highway projects completed since 1969 except inter-
state highways.

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3. All interstate highways
4. TJ*. S. Soil Conservation Service Project Areas.
S. Existing airports and water ports .

Overlay No. 2, "Projects Under Construction" , includes:

I . All U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects.
2. All new highway projects under construction and such selected
modification projects as bridges, interchanges, and widening
of roads to four lanes.
3. U. S. Soil Conservation Service Project Areas.

Overlay No. 3, "Proposed Projects", includes:

1 . All U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized projects.
2. Major proposed new highways and bridges,
3. Authorized Soil Conservation Service projects.

B. Project Profiles

Two categories of projects are presented in the project profiles. In the
first category are projects from the Corps of Engineers' New Orleans,
Galveston, and Mobile Districts which are located in Louisiana's Coastal
Zone. The second category includes U.S. Soil Conservation Service
projects in Louisiana's Coastal Zone. With the exception of a few projects
for which sufficient data wag not available, all SCS projects mapped have
project profiles.

C. Master Inventory

The Master Inventory is a list of the seven categories of projects in Lou-
isiana. The seven categories of projects are those of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, the Louisiana
Department of Public Works, the Louisiana Department of Highways,
Federal Studies in Louisiana, Sub-State and Quasi-Public, and Private
Developments. The projects were divided into three general categories:
cbmpleted(c), under cohstruction(u) @, and proposed(p).

Major public projects were included whenever information on them was
readily available. The private developments included were those which
are commonly known. The projects listed under Federal studies are
those which have a significant effect on Louisiana coastal areas.

From Task Description as described in Federal-State Application for
Coastal Zone Management Grant, FY '75.

CATEGORIES OF PROJECT SPONSORS INVENTORIED

Mapped.
Master on
S Ymb ol Name of Sponsor Inventory Overla Ys Profiles

E U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers x x x

S U.S. Soil Conser-
vation Service x x x

W Louisiana Department
of Public Works x - -

Q Sub-State and
Quasi-Public x - -

Pr Private Developments x - -

F Federal Studies in
Louisiana x - -

H Louisiana Department
of Highways x x -

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (E

Project No. Name Status

E-1-5 Lake Charles Deep Water Channel C
E-1-6 Vinton Waterway P
E-1-7 (1) Calcasieu River and Pass C
E-1-7 (2) Calcasieu River Salt Water Barrier C
E-1-7 (3) Calcasieu River at Devil's Elbow P
t-1-8 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Apalachee Bay,
Fla. , and the Mexican Border U
E-1-� Mermentau River, Bayous Nezpique and des Cannes U
E-1-10 Bayou Plaquemine Brule' C
E-1-11 Bayou Queue de Tortue C
E-1-12 The Inland Waterway, Franklin to Mermentau C
E-1-13 Bayou Vermilion C
E-1-14 Petit Anse, Tigre and Carlin Bayous C
E- 1- 15 Bayou Teche U
E-1-16 Bayou Grosse Tete C
E-1-18 Atchafalaya River, Morgan City to the Gulf C
E-1-19 (1) Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico C
E-1-19 (2)a Mississippi River - Gulf Outlet C
E-1-19 (2)b Ship Barge Lock Feature of the Mississippi River -
Gulf Outlet Project P
E-1-20 Amite River and Bayou Manchac C
E-1-21 Waterway from the Intracoastal Waterway to Bayou
Dulac C
E-1-22 Little Caillou Bayou C
E-1-23 Bayou Terrebonne C
E-1-24 Bayou Lafourche and Lafourche - jump P
E-1-25 Intracoastal Waterway (5' x 40'), Mississippi River
to Bayou Teche C
E-1-26 Tickfaw, Natalbany, Ponchatoula and Blood Rivers C
E-1-27 Pass Manchac C
E-1-28 Tangipahoa River C
E-1-29 Tchefuncte River and Bogue Falaya C
E-1-30 Bayou Lacombe C
E-1-31 Bayou Bonfouca C
E-1-32 Bayou Dupre C
E-1-33 Bayous LaLoutre, St. Malo and Yscloskey C
E-1-34 Houma Navigational Canal C
E-1-35 Grand Bayou Pass C
E-1-36 Waterway from Empire to the Gulf of Mexico C
E- 1-3 8 Bayou Segnette Waterway 1i
E-1-39 Bayou Teche and Vermiliori River C

Official Corps of Engineers Project Numbers have been used where possible.

Project No. Name Status

E-1-40 Mermentau River C
E-1-41 Barataria Bay Waterway C
E-1-43 Freshwater Bayou C
E-1-44 Berwick Bay Bridge, Truman-Hobbs Act U
E-1-45 Vermilion Lock P
E-1-46 Atchafalaya River, Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black P
E-1-47 Mississippi River Outlets, Venice P
E-1-48 Michoud Canal U
E-1-49 Small River and Harbor Projects - Tangipahoa River C
E-2-2 (a) Snagging, clearing and channel straightening and
small flood control projects (Bayou Choupique,
Bayou L'Eau Bleu, Natalbany River, Tickfaw River,
Yellow Water River, Ponchatoula Creek, Selser's
Creek, Bayou Francois, New River, Bayou Vincent) C
E-2-2 (b) Snagging, clearing, and channel straightening (Choc-
taw Bayou and tributaries) U
E-2-30 Amite River and tributaries C
E-2-32 New Orleans to Venice (Hurricane Protection) U
E-2-34 Grand Isle and Vicinity, Hurricane Protection P
E-2-35 (a) Lake Pontchartrain and Vicintiy, Hurricane Protection C
E-2-35 (b) Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Hurricane Protection U
E-2-35 (c) Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Hurricane Protection P
E-2-36 Morgan City and Vicintiy, Hurricane Protection P
E-2-37 Harvey Canal - Bayou Barataria Levee, Jefferson P
E-3-4 Ma Atchafalaya Basin Floodway C
E-3-4 (1)b Atchafalaya Basin Floodway U
E-3-4 (1) c Atchafalaya Basin Floodway P
E-3-4 (2) Atchafalaya Basin Floodway, Interior Drainage Wor ks
West of Berwick U
E-3-4 (3) Drainage (Charenton Canal) U
E-3-5 (A) Atchafalaya River Main and Bas@n Improvement
Dredging, Main Channel C
E-3-6 Teche - Vermilion Basins (Water Supply) P
E-3-8 Baton Rouge Harbor (Devil's Swamp) U
E-3-12 Bonnet Carre' Spillway C
E-3-13 Lake Pontchartrain C
E-N Bayou Barataria Waterway from Lafitte to GIWW P
E-M D West Pearl River, Dredging and snagging C
E-G D Sabine - Neches Waterway C
E-F D Sabine Water Diversion Canal from Toledo Bend
Reservoir to be completed September, 1976 U

U.S. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE (S)

Project No. Name Status

S-1 Baker Canal C
S-2 Bayou Blue C
S-3 Bayou Folse U
S-4 Seventh Ward Canal C
S-5 Lower Bayou Teche U
S-6 Upper Bayou Teche U
S-7 Cameron-Creole U
S-8 Bayou Plaquemine Brule P
S-9 Panama Canal and Conway Bayou C
S-10 Bayou Mallet P
S-11 Choctaw Bayou P
S-12 English Bayou C
S-13 West Fork of Bayou Lacassine U
S-14 Lake Verret U
S-15 Bayou Black* P
S-16 East Ascension P
S-17 Bayou Plaquemine* P
S-18 Bayou Queue de Tortue* P
S-19 Little Indian Bayou* P
S-20 Bell City* P
S-21 Upper Vermilion* P
S-22 Slidell P
S-23 Beaver, Button, etc. P

* Data not available on these projects. Projects mapped, but not profiled.

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSAV)

Project No. Name Status

W-1 Potential reservoir for Big Greek., in
W-2 Tangipahoa Parish P
Potential reservoir for Zachary Site #1 in
E. Baton Rouge Parish P

w-3 Potential reservoir for Zachary Site #2 in
E. Baton Rouge Parish P

W-4 Empire Lock C

W-5 Ostrica Lock C

SUB-STATE AND QUASI-PUBLIC (Q)

Proiect No. Name Status

Q-1 Amite River Reservoirs P

Q-2 Port of Tangipahoa. P

Q-3 Centroport U

Q-4 Jefferson Parish Landfill at
Bonnabel on Lake Pontchartrain C

Q-5 Jefferson Parish Fishermen's
Wharf Breakwater U

Q-6 Orleans -Breakwater Drive Landfill C

Q-7 New Orleans Lakefront Airport C

Q-8 Port of Iberia (expansion) P

Q-9 Greater Baton Pouge Port

Q-10 Jefferson Parish Lakefront
Development Plan P

Q-11 River Bend Nuclear Power Station,
Units I and 2 P

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PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS (Pr)

Proiect No. Name Status

Pr- I Commercial Development, North Pass P
Pr-2 Residential Development, Jones Island Resort
(North Pass, Tangipahoa)
Pr-3 Residential Development, Desert Bayou
Pr-4 Port Lewisburg Residential Development
Pr-5 Mariner's Village Residential Development
Pr-6 LaCombe Harbor, Residential Development C
Pr-7 Saray Beach, Marina C
Pr-8 Eden Isles, Residential Development U
Pr-9 Coin du Lestin, Bayou Bonfouca C
Pr-10 River Oaks, Waterfront Residential Development U
Pr-11 Doubloon Bayou Residential Development U
Pr-12 Venetian Isles Residential Development C
Pr- 13 New Orleans East P
Pr- 14 Lake Forest C
Pr-15 LaBranche Industrial Park
Pr- 16 Lakeland Gardens Residential Development
Pr-17 LaPlace Park
Pr- 18 Fletcher Isles, Ponchatoula
Pr-19 Clam Shell and Sand Dredging, Lake Pontchartrain U
Pr-2 0 Abbeville Industrial Park U
Pr-2 1 Chitimacha's Park U
Pr-22 New Iberia Airport Improvements P
Pr-2 3 Commercial Canal Extension P
Pr-2 4 Fresh Water City P
Pr-2 5 Proposed EDA Project on Intracoastal Waterway P
Pr-2 6 Cypremort Beach Redevelopment P
Pr-2 7 Industrial City P
Pr-2 8 Nouville P
Pr-2 9 Tammany Park P
Pr-3 0 Wooddale (East of Morgan City) P
Pr-3 1 Belle Terre U
Pr-32 Superport
Pr-33 Algiers Area Development Plan P
Pr-3 4 New Shopping Center (Cypress Park Area - Lutcher)
Pr-3 5 Lac Des Allemands Community (behind Vacherie,
St. John Parish)
Pr-36 Clam and Oyster Shell Dredging in Marsh Island
Vicinity U
Pr-3 7 Crude oil and natural gas production and other
mining operations in navigable waters along the
Louisiana coast U
Pr-3 8 St. James Parish - Acadia and Winchester Planta-
tion industrial developments P
Pr-39 Bayou des Famille Levee U
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FEDERAL STUDIES IN LOUISIANA (F)

Proiect No. Name

F-I West Texas and Eastern New Mexico Water Impact
Study

F-2 Lower Mississippi Region Comprehensive Study

F-3 Southwest Louisiana River Basins Study

F-4 New Orleans to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area Study

F-5 Feasibility Study of an increased navigation channel
from Barataria Bay Waterway in the v icinity of Lafitte
to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

F-6 Determine advisability of extending navigational chan-
nel 1,500 feet in Bayou LaLoutre from Bayou Yscloskey

F-7 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway - Highway Crossings Study
(feasibility at 10 locations)

F-8 Determine need for improvement to existing flood con-
trol, navigation, water supply, and quality control
facilities with respect to recreation, wildlife, and
related water and land resources on the Mermentau,
Vermilion, and Calcasieu Rivers, and on Bayou Teche

F-9 Determine feasibility of providing a larger channel in
the Mississippi River - Gulf Outlet

F-10 Rural Environmental Conservation Program

F-11 Deep Draft Access to ports in New Orleans and Baton
Rouge

F-12 East Pearl River Navigation and Water Supply Study -
Mobile District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OP HIGHWAYS (H)

Project No. Classification of Road Parish and Project Name Status

H-1 Primary Jefferson - La. 23 Gretna to Belle
Chasse C

H-2 Primary Jefferson - US 61. Kenner Overpass
and Approaches U

H-3 Primary Jefferson- US 90 East Bank Traffic
Circle P

H-4 Primary Jefferson - US 90 Causeway Blvd.
to Orleans Parish Line C

H-5 Primr,y Jefferson - US 90 - Lafayette Street
Peters Road P

H-6 Primary Jefferson - Earhart Blvd. P

H-7 Primary Jefferson - Lafourche Parish Line to
Ames Blvd. P

H-8 Primary Jefferson - US 90 - at Dakin Street P

H-9 Primary Jeffers on - US 90 - Lafayette Street
to Mississippi River Bridge P

H-10 Primary Jefferson - Earhart Blvd. (Airline
Highway West of Kenner to Hickory) P

H-11 Primary Jefferson - Extension of Louisiana
Avenue from West Bank Expressway to
Lapalco P

H- 12 Primary Jefferson - US 90 - West Bank Express-
way Interchange P

H-13 Primary Jefferson - Earhart Blvd. P

H-14 Primary Jefferson - US 90 - West Bank Traffic
Circle P

H-15 Primary Jefferson - Ames Blvd. to Lafourche
Parish Line P

Elroiect No. Classification of Road Parish and Prolect Name Status

11-16 Primary Jefferson - La. I - Bayou Thunder
Overflow Bridge P

H-17 Secondary Jefferson - La. 18 - Harvey Canal
Bridge U

H-18 Secondary Jefferson - La. 45 - Waggoner's Ferry
Bridge U.

H- 19 Secondary Jefferson - La. 611-9 - US 61 to Orleans
Parish Line P

H-20 Primary Lafourche - La. I - Golden Meadow to
Larose P

H-21 Primary Lafourche - La. 1 - Bayou Thunder P

IH-22 Primary Lafourche - US 90 - Terrebonne Parish
Line to Savoie U

H-23 Primary Lafourche - US 90 - Savoie to La. 307 P

H 24 Primary Lafourche - Larose to Jefferson Parish
Line P

IH-25 Primary Lafourche - La. I - Bayou Ferblane
Bridge P

H 26 Secondary Lafourche - Bayou Lafourche Bridge
(West Bypass Road Thibodeaux) P

H 27 Secondary Lafourche - Bayou Lafourche Bridge
(at Nicholls State College) P

H 28 Secondary Lafourche - Bayou Lafourche Bridge
at Larose U

H-29 Secondary Lafourche - La. 308 - Golden Meadow
Bridge Approaches C

H-30 Secondary Lafourche - La. 306 - Galliano Bridge
and Approaches C

Prpject No. Classification of Road Parish and ProJect Name Status

H-31 Secondary Lafourche - La. 3118 - Bayou Lafourche
Bridge (Larose) U

H-32 Secondary Lafourche - La. 308 - Relocation at
Rita C

H-33 Primary Lafourche - La. 1 - Golden Meadcnv to
Bayou Lafourche P

H-34 Primary Lafourche - Larose P

H-35 Primary Lafourche - Des Allemands to Assiamp-
tion Parish Line P

H-36 Primary Orleans - US 90 - Crowder Road to
City Route 70 P

H-37 Primary Orleans - US 90 - Danziger Bridge P

H-38 Primary Orleans - Earhart Blvd. P

H-39 Primary Orleans - Jefferson Parish Line to
Monroe Street P

H-40 Primary Orleans - US 90 -- Chef Menteur Bridge
to Rigolets P

H-41 Primary Orleans - US 90 - Chef Menteur Bridge P

H-42 Primary Orleans - US 90 - Rigolets Bridge

H-43 Secondary Orleans - La. 47 - Bayou Bienvenue
Bridge C

H-44 Secondary Orleans - La. 47 - Gulf Outlet Bridge C

H-45 S-econdary Orleans - La. 47 - 1-10 Gulf Outlet
Bridge C

H-46 Secondary Orleans - Hayne Blvd. from Paris Road
to Downman Road U

ProJect No. Classification of Road Parish and Proiect Name Status

H-137 Interstate Orleans - 1-610 - Downtown bypass,
New Orleans C

H-47 Frimary Plaquemines - La. 23 - Gloria to Fort
Ja ck s on U

H-48 Secondary Plaquemines - Crown Point at La. 23 P

H-49 Primary St. Bernard - Florida Avenue Extension P

H-50 Secondary St. Bernaid - La. 47 - Paris Road to
Frontage Road C

H-51 (3) Interstate St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes -
1-410 - Chalmette North to junction
I-10 at Paris Road P

H-52 Primary St. John the Baptist - St. Charles Parish
to St. James Parish (following river) P

H-134 (2) Interstate St. john the Baptist - 1-55 - Lake Pont-
chartrain South to junction with I-10 U

H-53 Primary St. Charles Killona to US 90 C

H-54 Primary St. Charles Killona to US 90 (Sec. 1) C

H-55 Primary St. Charles Killona to US 90 (Sec. 2) C

H-56 Primary St. Charles Killona to Sunshine Bridge U

H-57 Secondary St. Chalres La. 18 - Jefferson Parish
Line to Luling U

H-58 Primary St. Charles - 1-4 10 to Lafourche Parish
Line P

H-51 (1) Interstate St. Charles - 1-410 - I-10 South to
Boutte U

H-51 (2) Interstate St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, and
St. Bernard Parishes - 1-410 - Boutte
East to Chalmette P

H-59 Primary St. James - US 61 - Blind River Bridge P

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Project No. Classification of Road Parish and-Proiect Name Status

H-60 Primary St. James Killona to Sunshine Bridge P

H-61 Primary St. James La. '13125 - Sunshine Bridge
to Gramercy P

H- 62 Primary St. James - St. John the Baptist Parish
to Sunshine Bridge (following river) P

H- 63 Primary St. John - US 61 - Left Turn Lanes at
LaPlace Park P

H- 64 Primary Terrebonne - US 90 - Assumption Parish
Line to Gibson P

H-65 Primary Terrebonne - US 90 - Gibson to Gray P

H-66 Primary Terrebonne - US 90 - Gray to Lafourche
Parish Line P

H-67 Secondary Terrebonne - La. 57 - Bayou Dulac
Bridge C

H-68 Secondary Terrebonne - US 90 - Houma to La. 660 P

H-69 Sec ondary Terrebonne - La . 3 15 - Ba you Du la rge
(Intracoastal Waterway) P

H-70 Secondary Terrebonne - Houma, Calvin Stre et to
Cypress Street Bridge at Intracoastal
Canal P

H-71 Primary Terrebonne - Gibson to Lafourche Parish
Line P

H-72 Primary Acadia - US 90 -- Mermentau River Bridge,
in Mermentau P

H-73 Primary Acadia - US 190 - Jefferson Davis Par-
ish Line to Evangeline Parish Line P

H-74 Secondary Acadia La. 3123 - LSU Access Road C

H-75 Primary Iberia La. 14 - Bayou Carlin Bridge,
Delcambre P

Project No. Classification of Road Parish and Project Name Status-

H-76 Primary Iberia - La. 14 Vermilion Parish Line
to New Iberia P

H-77 Primary Iberia - US 90 jeanerette to St. Mary
Parish Line C

H-78 Primary Iberia, - US 90 New Iberia to jeanerette P

H-79 Secondary Iberia - Access road to eastern New
Iberia P

H-80 Secondary Ibeript - Access road to western New
Iberiat P

H-81 Secondary Iberia - La. 86 - La. 344 to Bayou Teche P

H-82 Secondary Iberia - La. 182 - La. 182 to La. 87 P

H-83 Primary Lafayette - US 167 - Maurice to Lafay-
ette P

H-84 Primary Lafayette - US 167 - Johnston Street in
Lafayette P

H-85 Primary Lafayette - US 167 - Opelousas to
Lafayette P

H-86 Primary Lafayette - Metro Loop (I-10 to Eraste
Landry) P

H-87 Primary Lafayette - Metro Loop (Eraste Landry
to Congress) P

H-88 Primary Lafayette - Outer Loop P

H-89 Secondary St. Martin - Extension of La. 94 to La.
328 P

H-90 Secondary St. Martin - La. 94 - Lafayette Parish
Line to Breaux Bridge P

H-91 Secondary St. Martin - La. 31 to La. 347 P

H-92 Secondary St. Martin - La. 70 - Stevensville to
Belle River C
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Project No. Classification of Road Parish and Project Name Status.

H-93 Secondary St. Martin - La. 70 - St. Mary Parish
line to Stevensville C

H-94 Secondary St. Martin - La. 31 - New Iberia to
St. Martin P

H-95 Primary St. Mary - US 90 - Iberia Parish Line to
Baldwin U

H-96 Primary St. Mary - US 90 - Baldwin to Center-
ville P

H-97 Primary St. Mary - US 90 - Centerville to Calu-
met P

H-98 Primary St. Mary - US 90 - Morgan City Bridge
and approaches U

H-99 Primary St. Mary - US 90 - Morgan City to
Assumption Parish line U

H-100 Primary St. Mary - US 90 jeanerette to Bald-
win U

H-101 Secondary St. Mary - La. 70 St. Martin Parish
line southwest

H-102 Secondary St. Mary - La. 319 - Cypremort Bridge C

H-103 Secondary St. Mary - La. 670 - Adeline Bridge P

H-104 Primary St. Mary - US 90 - Morgan City C

H-105 Primary St. Mary - Assumption Parish line to
Morgan City P

H-106 Primary Vermilion - La. 14 - West of Kaplan to
Abbeville P

H-107 Primary Vermilion - La. 14 - Abbeville to, Iberia
Parish line P

H-108 Primary Vermilion - US 167 - Abbeville to
Maurice C

Proiect No. Classification of Road Parish and Proiect Name Status

H-109 Secondary Vermilion - La. 82 - Intracoastal Canal
(Forked Island) U

H-110 Secondary Vermilion - La. 82 - Extensi.on South
near Pecan Island and Paul J. Rainey
Wildlife Refuge P

H-111 Primary Ascension - US 61 - Prairieville to East
Baton Rouge Parish line U

H-112 (1) Interstate Ascension - I-10 - Louisiana -Mississippi
line west to junction with US 61 C

H-112 (2) Interstate Ascension - I-10 - US 61 to Sorrento U

H-112 (3) Interstate Ascension - I-10 - Sorrento to Louisiana-
Texas line C

H-113 Primary Ascension - La. 1 - Donaldsonville to
Iberville Parish line P

H-114 Primary Ascension - La. 22 Sorrento south P

H-115 Primary Ascension - US 61 New River Bridge
(GonZales) P

H-116 Primary Ascensi.on - US 61 LaPlace to Sorrento P

H-117 Primary Ascension - US 61 Panarna Canal Bridge P

H-118 Primary Ascension - US 61 Bayou Conway Bridge
(McE]xoy) P

H-119 Primary Ascension - US 61 LaPlace to Sorrento P

H-120 Primary Ascension - US 61 Bayou Francois
Bridge P

H-121 Primary Ascension - La. 3089 - Sunshine Bridge
to Donaldsonville C

H-122 Secondary Ascension - La. 22 - I-10 to US 61 P

Project No. Classification of Road Parish and Project-Name Statul

H-123 Secondary Ascension - La 44 - Gonzales to
Burnside U

H-124 Secondary Ascension - La. 70 - Sunshine Bridge
to As sumption Parish line C

H-125 Secondary Ascension - La. 943; - Bayou Lafourche
(Donaldsonville) P

H-126 Secondary Ascension - La. 431 - Lake Villar P

H-127 Primary Ascension - La. 3127 - 1-410 near Luling
to Donaldsonville P

H-128 Primary Assumption - US 90 - St. Mary Parish line
to Terrebonne Parish line U

H-129 Secondary Assumption - La. 69 - Iberville Parish
line to La. 70 C

H-130 Secondary Assumption - La. 398 - La. I to La. 398 P

H-131 Secondary Assumption - La. 70 - Grand Bayou P

H-132 S ec ondary Assumption - Paincourtville P

H-133 Secondary Assumption - La. 403 - Bayou Lafourche
(Paincourtville) C

H-135 Primary Assumption - Lafourche Parish line to
St. Mary Parish line P

H-139 Secondary Assumption - La. 308 - Bayou Lafourche
Bridge at Supreme P

H-136 (1) Interstate East Baton Rouge - I-110 - Baton Rouge,
from junction with 1-10 to Hollywood
Street C

H-136 (2) Interstate East Baton Rouge -- I-110 - Baton Rouge,
from Hollywood Street to junction with
US 61 (Scotlandville) P

Project No. Classification of Road Parish and ProJect Name Status

H-138 (1) Interstate East Baton Rouge - 1-12 - Baton Rouge
to Livingston Parish line C

H-140 Primary East Baton Rouge - La. 19 - North city
limit of Baker to La. 64 P

H-141 Primary East Baton Rouge - La. 19 - Monte Sano
Ba you P

H-142 Primary East Baton Rouge - La. 19 - Scenic High-
way to Larvey Lane P

H-143 Primary East Baton Rouge - US 61 - Scotlandville
to Alsen P

H-144 Primary East Baton Rouge - US 61 - Claycut Bayou P

H-145 Primary East Baton Rouge - US 61 - Alsen to Thomp-
s on Greek P

H-146 Primary East Eaton Rouge - La. 67 - White Bayou
Bridge! P

H-147 Primary East Eaton Rouge - La. 67 - Plank Road
Bridge P

H-148 Primary East Baton Rouge - La. 67 - Hooper Road
to Groom Road P

H-149 Secondary East Eaton Rouge - La. 37 - Courtland
Street to Sullivan Road C

H-150 Secondary East Eaton Rouge - La. 37 - Comite to
Greenwell Springs P

H-151 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 42 - Highland
Road P

H-152 Secondary East Eaton Rouge - La. 64 - La. 964 to
La. 67 (in Zachary) C

H-153 Secondary East Eaton Rouge - Outer Belt to Bayou
Duplantier Road P
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Project No. Classification of Road Parish and Project Name Status

H-154 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 73 - College
Drive to Foster Drive C

H-155 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 73 - Drusilla to
College Drive P

H-156 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 408 - Howell to
east of Blackwater Bayou

H-157. Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 408 - Scenic
Highway to Plank Road C

H-158 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 408 - Clark
Drive Underpass

H-159 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 409 - Sandy
Creek Bridge P

H-160 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 427 - Bayou
Manchac Bridge P

H-161 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 427 - Hood Street
to College Drive P

H-162 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 3064 - Essen
Lane (Baton Rouge) C

H-163 Secondary East Baton Rouge - La. 427 - Railroad
Overpass, Essen Lane P

H-164 Primary East Baton Rouge - US 61 - Batcon Rouge
northwesterly to Scotlandville P

H-165 Primary Iberville - La. I - Route 1 in Plaquemine P

H-166 Primary Iberville - La. I - South of city limits
of Plaquemine P

11-167 Primary Iberville - La. I - South of City limits
of White Castle to Ascension Parish line P

H-168 Secondary Iberville - La. 77 - Bayou Grosse Tete
(Rosedale) P

Project No. Classification of Road Parish and Project Name Status

H-169 Secondary Iberville-La. 977- Bayou Grosse Tete
(Maringouin) P

H-170 Primary Iberville-La. 1-Bayou Plaquemine P

H-171 Primary West Baton Rouge-US 190-Lobdell
Overpass P

H-172 Secondary West Baton Rouge-LA. 415-I-10 to
US 190 P

H-173 Primary Wet Baton Rouge - US 167/La. 3171-
North-South Expressway P

H-174 Secondary Livingston - La. 3002 - I-12 to US 190
at Denham Springs C

H-138 (2) Interstate Livingston - I-12 - East Baton Rouge
Parish line to Tangipahoa Parish line C

H-175 Primary St. Tammany - US 11 - Maestri Bridge,
Slidell P

H-176 Primary St. Tammany - US 190 - Covington to
Chinchuba U

H-177 Primary St. Tammany - La. 21 - Boque Chitto
Bridge and approaches C

H-178 Primary St. Tammany - La. 21 - Sun to Washing-
ton Parish line C

H-179 Primary St. Tammany - La 41 - to I-59 C

H-180 Primary St. Tammany - La. 3114 -Covington U
Bypass, eastern section

H-181 Secondary St. Tammany - La. 21 - Bayou Dezaire
Bridge and approaches P

H-182 Secondary St. Tammany - La. 21 - US 190 to
Tchefuncte River P

Project No. Classification of Road Parish and Project Name Status

H-183 Secondary St. Tammany - La. 433 - Bayou Liberty
Bridge and approaches P

H-184 Secondary St. Tammany - La. 433 - Bayou Bonfouca
Bridge and approaches P

H-185 Secondary St. Tammany - La. 1087 - Causeway
Approach of US 190 C

H-186 Interstate St. Tammany - I-10 - Eden Eisle inter-
change P

H-187 Interstate St. Tammany - I-59 - Junction of I-10
and I-12 to Louisiana-Mississippi line C

H-138(5) Interstate St. Tammany - I-12 - Tangipahoa Parish
line to junction of I-10 and I-59 C

H-188 Primary Tangipahoa - US 190 - Church Street to
La. 443 C

H-189 Primary Tangipahoa - US 51 - Junction of US 190
and Wardline Road P

H-190 Primary Tangipahoa - Old US 51 - Junction of US
190 and I-12 P

H-191 Primary Tangipahoa - I-12 - US 190 south to
Chinchuba U

H-134(1) Interstate Tangipahoa - I-55 - Louisiana-Missis-
sippi line south to Lake Pontchartrain C

H-138(3) Interstate Tangipahoa - I-12 - Livingston Parish line
to St. Tammany Parish line U

H-192 Primary Calcasieu - La. 27 - Ellender Ferry Bridge P

H-193 Primary Calcasieu - La. 27 - I-10 to junction with
La. 108 P

H-194 Primary Calcasieu - US 171 - Lake Charles to
English Bayou C

ProJect No. Classification of Road Parish and Prolect Name Status

H-195 Primary Calcasieu - US 171 - Lake Charles to
Gillis C

H-196 Primary Calcasieu - US 171 - US 90 to I-10 C

H-197 Primary Calcasieu - La. 27 - Sulphur to
Dequincy P

11-198 Primary Calcasieu - La. 12 - Dequincy east and
West P

H-199 Secondary Calcasieu - La. 108 - Lake Charles,
1-10 to US 90 P

H-200 Secondary Calcasieu - La. 385 - Lake Charles,
Common Street 'kMc14_'eese south) P

H-201 Secondary Calcasieu - La. 385 -- Lake Charles,
McNeese Street (Ryan to Common) P

H-202 Secondary Calcasieu - La. 385 - Lake Charles,
Ryan Street (7th to 12th Street) P

H 203 Secondary Calcasieu - La. 3059 - Lake Charles,
Old US 171 to New US 171

H-204 Secondary Calcasieu - La. 384 - Lake Charles,
La. 1138-2 to end of 4-lane highway P

H-205 Secondary Calcasieu - La. 385 - Black Bayou
Bridge C

H-206 Secondary Calcasieu - La. 1138-2 - Lake Charles,
-1-207 (1) Ryan Street to Lake Street P
Interstate Calcasieu 1-210 1-10 east to Louisi-
ana 3029 C

H-207 (2) Interstate Calcasieu 1-210 La. 3029 east to
1-10 U

H-208 Secondary Cameron - La. 27 Gibbstown Bridge P

Proiect No. Classification of Road Parish and proiect Name Status

H-209 Secondary Cameron - La. 82 - Johnson Bayou
School, Holly Beach C

H-210 Secondary Jefferson Davis -- La, 14 - Mermentau
River Bridge (Lake Arthur) C

H-211 Secondary Jefferson Divis La. 382 New Bayou
Chene Bridqe P

H-212 Primary Jefferson Davis US 190 Allen Parish
lire to Elton p

Primary Jefferson Davis US 190 Elton to
Acadia Parish line P

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SUMMARY

Arriving at a definition of projects having significant impact on coastal

resources, it was found to be unusable at this stage of program developments

due to insufficient "bench mark" or "control" data. Therefore, a working de-

finition was used that would preclude only maintenance projects which were

judged not to substantially alter the existing quality of life or conditions,

Relevant federal, state, regional, and metropolitan agencies were se-

lected, analyzed, with respect to this project, and categorized, but in most

cases were not (--lirectly contacted to obtain information on plans and projects.

A more efficient means was utilized by approaching a selected group of agencies

thereby obtaining ninety-five (95%) percent of the public funded projects af-

fecting Louisiana's Coastal Resources.

Information on plans and projects was obtained and analyzed, and a sys-

tem of "profiling", storage, retrieval, and updating was developed. All rele-

vant U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Soil Conservation Service projects

were entered into the system for testing. Data gaps were evident, illustrating

the need for additional research and continuous maintenance of the system. A

second visual means of overlays by which graphic analysis is inherent was

used to present the public funded projects. A third element, "master inventory",

was created to suggest study work to be accomplished in the next year program.

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
References - I

1. Louisiana Wetlands Prospectus Louisiana Advisory Commission
on Coastal and Marine Resources, Baton Rouge, 1973.

2. Approaches and Strategies--An Element of a Growth and Conser-
vation Policy Louisiana State Planning Office, Baton Rouge, 1974.

3. 1972-1973 Biennial Report, Louisiana Department of Public Works,
Baton Rouge, 1972 ?

4. Initial Elements Toward a Comprehensive State Plan 1972,
Volumes I and 2, Prepared for State of Louisiana Office of State
PlannIng by The Louisiana Planning Corporation in Cooperation with
Planning Systems Corporation, Baton Rouge, 1972.

5. Project Maps, Volume I and 2, U.S. Army Engineer District, New
Orleans, 1974.

6. Testimony on the Maurapas, Pontchartrain, Catherine, and Borgne
Estuary Project Moratorium Meeting by the Delta Chapter of the
Sierra Club to the Citizen's Advisory Board of the Governor's
Council on Environmental Quality on August 21, 1973.

7. Long Range Highway Construction Program, Louisiana Department
of Highways, Baton Rouge, 1973 (updated to March, 1975).

8. Report on Construction in the State of Louisiana, for period
12/16/74 - 1/18/75, Louisiana Department of Highways, Baton
Rouge, 1975.

9. Louisiana State Planning Office Questionnaire.

10. Louisiana State University Sea Grant Legal Program project filE!S.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Maps

1. NH 15-5 Lake Charles), NH 15-6 (Baton Rouge), NH 15-8 (Port
Arthur), NH 15-9 (New Orleans), NH 16-4 (Mobile), and NH 16-7
(Breton Sound); Mississippi River Commission, Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Army and U.S. Army Engineer Division, Lower Mississippi
Valley Flood Control, Navigation and Drainage Projects Maps,
1:250, 000; Mississippi River Commission, Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Army, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

2. Louisiana 1974 Highway Map, Louisiana Department of Highways,
Baton Rouge, 1974.

Interviews

1. Personal interviews at metropolitan planning agencies in the Coastal
Area:.

a. New Orleans
b. Lake Charles

2. Personal interviews at regional planning commissions:

a. Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning and Development
Association.
b. Regional Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans,
St. Bernard, and St. Tammany Parishes.
c. Capitol Regional Planning Commission.
d. South Central Planning and Development Commission.
e. Acadiana Planning and Development District.

3. Personal interviews at the Louisiana Department of Public Works.

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APPENDIX A - INVENTORY OF
RELEVANT FEDERAL AGENCIES

I.. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

OBJECTIVE: To serve as an authoritative source of information on
historic preservation matters and tocoordinate the
efforts of state, federal and local agencies.

PEI-ATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information for preservation procedures
concerning Indian mounds andhistorical army forts
in the area.

2. Agricultural Research Service - Departmentof Agriculture

OBJECTIVE: Provide information and technical advice to farmers
on matters of food production, agricultural techniques
and soil conservation.

ACTIVITY: Conducts research in thefields of plant science,
entomology, soils, water, markeiing and nutrition.

REI-ATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on conservation methods,
agricultural techniques, and research results.

CONTACT: Agriculture Research Service
Department of Agriculture
1110 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
New Orleans, Louisiana

3. Stabilization and Conservation Service - De lartment of_L21jgulture

OBJECTIVE: To develop specific commodity and related land use prog-
rams designed for voluntary production, adjustrnent, re-
source protection, and price, market and farm income
stabilization.

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ACTIVITY: Administers various programs such as the Rural
Environmental Assistance Program, commodity
program, long term land retirement programs,
emergency assistance and sugar programs.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on agricultural land use.

Forest Service - Department of Agricultire

OBJECTIVE: To promote natural resource uses that will best
meet the needs of people, protect and im 'prove
the quality of air, water, soil and natural beauty
and help protect and improve the quality of the
open space environment in urban and community

areas.

FUNCTIONS: Cooperates with agenck@S in the protection, re-
forestation, management and use of forested and
associated lands vital for watershed protection.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on matters regarding the
preservation of cypress trees and other environ-
mentally endangered vegetation.

CONTACT: Director South Eastern Area
U.S. Forest Service
1720 Peachtree Road, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Soil Conservation Service - Departmen of Agriculture

OBJECTIVE: Develop a national soil and water conservation
program in cooperation with land users, community
planning groups and other agencies.

ACTIVITY: Conservation operations - soil surveys, watersheds,
recreation, resource conservation and development.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on matters regarding land
conservation.

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National Bureau of Standards - Department of Commerce

OBJECTIVE: To provide technical services, criteria for publ ic
safety and maintain the physical measurement system.

ACTIVITY: Maintains National Standards Reference Data S-@Fstem,
conducts research programs and operates computer
science center.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on matters regarding water
quality, air and noise pollution measurement tech-
niques.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Departmeit of
Commerce

OBJECTIVE: To chart and translate new physical and biological
knowledge into systems capable of assessing the
sea's potential yield.

ACTIVITY: Serves as a clearing house for specialized coastal
zone technical information, identifying coastal re-
search problems and solution possibilities.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on matters regarding weather,
marine biology and environmental hazards.

CONTACT: National Marine Fisheries Service
South East Region
144 First Avenue, South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701

Corps of Engineers - Department of Defense

ACTIVITY: Conducts surveys and studies related to inland water-
ways, flood control and waste water management.
Plans and supervises construction of flood control
systems and maintenance dredging operations.

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PEI-ATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on flood control systems and
matters related to inland waterways.

CONTACT: Corps of Engineers
4400 Dauphine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Depar:ment of Health, Education and Welfare

OBJECTIVE: To promote general welfare in the fields of health,
education and social security.

ACTIVITY: Administers, inter alia, community environmental
management evalu@tion and decision systems.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on Neighborhood Environmental
Evaluation Decision System (NEEDS), community
health programs and IJEW research activities.

Department of Housingand Urban Development

OBJECTIVE: To promote better housing and urban development.

ACTIVITY: Provides assistance in the form of grants for program
management, open space programs, construction of
public utilities , and facilities and technical research
in the fields of environmental control and noise abate-
ment. Administers Departmental programs.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Lead agency for approval of project, guarantee of loans
and source of assistance grants and loans for community
services .

CONTACT: Region VI - Area Office

New Orleans
1001 Howard Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
(504) 527-2062

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Geological Survey - Department of InLerior

OBJECTIVE: To conduct research related to topography, geology,
minerals and water resources. Classify land as to
mineral character and water and power resources.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on geological matters.

CONTACT: Geological Survey
1100 Commerce
Dallas, Texas

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Department of Interior

OBJECTIVE: To train and assist Indians in the management of
their affairs .

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on Indian Affairs - otherwise,
no direct relationship.

Bureau of Land Management - Department of Interior

OBJECTIVE: To manage acquisition, disposition, in-leasing and
out-leasing of public lands.

ACTIVITY: Administers the laws related to Federally-owned land,
conducts land surveys and maintains public land re-
cords and inventory. Provides planning for recrE!ation-
al, conservation and wildlife preservation uses of lands.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on public land matters.

Bureau of Mines - Department of Interior

OBJECTIVE: To promote production of minerals and fuel products
by methods that serve the best interests of the nation
and general public.

ACTIVITY: Monitors private industries engaged in mineral exploration
and mining operations. Administers industrial health and
safety programs, studies and projects concerning the min-
eral industry and environmental problems.

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]RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on environmental matters
related to mining operations.

Office of Oil and Gas - Department: of Interior

OBJECTIVE: To serve as a focal point in the federal government
for information on pelxoleum matters.

A CT IVITY: Collects and evaluates information on oil and gas
production. Sets policy and establishes regulations
for transportation and, production of petroleum products.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on environmental matters related
to oil and gas production operations.

Bureau of Reclamation - Department of Interior

OBJECTIVE: To promote the growth of local and regional economics
through development of water and land resources.
Includes projects, water quality improvements, fish
and wild life enhancement, outdoor recreation and
flood control.

ACTIVITY: Administers conservation and reclamation programs
for water and related land resources.

ADDRESS: Region 5
Herring Plaza
317 E. Third
Box 1609
Amarillo, Texas 79105)

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on conservation and reclamation

programs.

Bureau of Outdoor Recreation - De artment of Interior

OBJECTIVE: To promote Outdoor recreation and theenhancement
and protection of the environment.

ACTIVITY: Administers nationwide outdoor recreation program.

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RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on national outdoor recreation
programs, policies and financial assistance grants
for recreational facilities.

National Park Service - Department of Interior

OBJECTIVE: To develop national parks, monuments, historic sites,
and recreation areas for the benef it of the general public.

ACTIWTY: Assists states in conservation and park managEIment.

CONTACT: Southeast regional office
3401 Whipple St.
Atlanta, Georgia 33044

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on parks and availability of
financial assistance for park developments.

Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife - Department of Interior

OBJECTIVE: To improve fish and wildlife resources of the country
for the benefit of the general public.

ACTIVITY: Administers conservation, game and fish preserves and
hunting and fishing regulatory programs. Responsible
for the enforcement of federal conservation laws for
the protection of birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles.
Coordinates state and local game management.

CONTACT: Regional Office
809 Peachtree - Seventh Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30323

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on environmental matters related
to fish and wildlife protection.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - De2artment of Labor

OBJECTIVE: To promote occupational safety and health activities.

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ACTIVITY: Develops and promulgates occupational safety and
health standards rules and regulations. Conducts
investigations and inspections to determine status
of compliance and issues citations for non-compliance
with standards .

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on occupational safety and
health requirements. Enforcement agency in these
matters .

CONTACT: Area Office
S46 Carondelet
New Orleans, Louisiana

Department of Transportation - Assistant Secretary for Systems

OBJECTIVE: To promote research and development of methods for
abatement of noise gEmerated by transportation equipment.

REIATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information regarding agency research and
development projects .

Federal Aviation Administration - Department of Transportation

OBJECTIVE: To promote air commerce and aviation safety.

Develops rules and regulations for aircraft and air-
port operations, control and abatement of aircraft
noise and emissions.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on long range airport planning
and aircraft noise and air pollution problems.

CONTACT: Regional Office
8345 Telephone Road
Houston, Texas 77017

Coast Guard - Department of Trans )ortation

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APPENDIX B - INVENTORY OF RELEVANT
STATE AGENCIES

1. Air Control Commission

OBJECTIVE: To improve purity of the air resources of the state.

ACTIVITY: Develops and promulgates policies and regulations
for air quality and serves as state monitoring and
enforcement agency.

REIATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on air quality regulations and
air pollution.

2. Atchafalaya Basin Division of the Department of Public Works

OBJECTIVE: Manage and protect the Atchafalaya Basin.

ACTIVITY: Preserves environmental quality of the Basin, develops
recreational facilities in the Basin, secures funding
for managing the Basin, prepares water and land use.
plans for the Basin, and issLes bonds.

REIATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on Atchafalaya Basin.

3. Bureau of Environmental Health

OBJECTIVE: To promote health and welfare of Louisiana citizens.

ACTIVITY: Administer the state-wide solid waste -management
program. Regulates health-related discharges into
waterways. Monitors public water supplies for disease
transmission and quality. Develops controls for san-
itary sewage disposal which includes inspection of
facilities and sampling of discharges. Provides sur-

veillance of the atmosphere for contaminants and
prepares a statewide inventory of all air emissions.
Assists in the enforcement of air control regulations
to minimize or eliminate outdoor burning. Inspects
recreational areas to ensure proper sanitary condi-
tions. Surveys, samples, and evaluates oyster wa-
ters for safety of consumption of harvested oysters.
Inspects commercial and industrial plants for occu-
pational health hazards. Monitors and regulates
wholesale produce and the importation of food and
drugs. Conducts radiation monitoring of air, water,
and food.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Serves as a source of information on health require-
ments and enforcing agency for departmental regu-
lations. Provides review of waste water, solid waste
and water supply plans.

4. -Citizens Advisory Board to the GQVE.@rnor's Council on Environmental
Qualit 7

OBJECTIVE: Advises the Governor',s Council on Environmental
Quality.

ACTIVITY: Meets each month to serve as a forum for expression of
public opinion.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on public opinion.

S. Deep )raft Harbor and Terminal Authority of Louisiana

OBJECTIVE: To provide, plan, and finance the construction of a
deep draft harbor and terminal for the State.

ACTIVI'Tf: The authority is empowered to acquire water bottoms,
grant contracts, borrows money, issues bonds, and
work generally to develop the deep draft harbor and
terminal.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of Superport information.

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6. Department of Agriculture

OBJECTIVE: To promote, protect and advance agriculture within
the state.

ACTIVITY: Registers, monitors and regulates pesticide usage;
regulates the use of fertilizers; sets standards for
controlling livestock wastes, maintains an agriculture
extension service to advise citizens on home garden-
ing, landscaping,and herbicide and pesticide usage.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information regarding hoine gardening,
landscaping and herbicide and pesticide usage.

7. Department of Commerce and Industry

OBJECTIVE: To promote commerce and industry within the state.

ACTIVITY: Administers economic and industrial planning prog-
rams to attract new industry to the state; proposes
and approves contracts between industrial enter-
prises and municipalities in parishes that encour--
age industries to locate in their area; grants ex-
emptions from taxation fcr new or expanded manu-
facturing enterprises.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source for consultation and information. Depart-
ment may advertise the resources available to var-
ious industries and encourage their location on the
site.

8. Department of Conservation

OBJECTIVE: To promote conservation of mineral, oil and gas re-
sources of the state.

ACTIVITY: Grants permits for building and the operation of plants
that burn natural gas. Cooperates. with the Department

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of Health and the Stream Control Commission in
the issuance of permits for disposal of waste by
sub-surface injections.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on conservation matters.

9. Department of Highways

OBJECTIVE: To construct and maintain the state road and
highway system.

ACTIVITY: Plans, constructs, maintains and regulates the
use of the state highway system.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on highway system and
expansion programs. Cognizant agency for any
modifications of state roads or highways that
may be required in coniaection with project de-
velopment.

10. Department of Public Works

ACTIVITY: Provides planning, design, construction, mainte-
nance and operation of levees, canals, dams,
locks, spillways, reservoirs and other public works
facilities of the state.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on matters related to public
works operations and facilities of the state.

11. -Environmental Protection Section of' the Office of the Attorney
General

OBJECTIVE: To oversee state-wide environmental matters.

ACTIVITY: Acts as legal counsel for the Stream Control
Commission, Air Control Commission, and the
State Land Office. Advises State agencies whose
actions affect the environment. Enforces the rules,
regulations, and standards of the Stream Control
Commission.

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RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of legal advice pertaining to environmental
matters.

12. Game and Fish Commissions

OBJECTIVE: To establish, maintain, and improve the State's game
and fish preserves.

ACTIVITY: Acquire land, regulate, and control the harvest cf
game and fish within their preserves.

The Game and Fish Commissions in Louisiana are:

1. Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Commission

2. Avoyelles Parish Fish and Game Preserve Commission.

3. Bayou Bonne Idee Game and Fish Commission

4. Bayou Pierre State Game and Fish Commission

5. Beauregard Old River Game and Fish Preserve
Commission.

6. Bundicks Game and Fish Commission

7. Catahoula Lake Game and Fish Commission

8. Lake Field Game and Fish Management Commission

9. Lake Larto State Game and Fish Commission

10. Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve
Commission

11. St. Martin-Lafayette Game and Fish Commission

12. Spanish Lake State Game and Fish Commission

13. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

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RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on the State's game and fish.

13. Governor's Council on Environmental Qualit

OBJECTIVE: To advise the Governor on pollution control, natural
resources management, and land use activities.

ACTIVFIY: Coordinates State agencies on environmental matters,
acts as clearing house for environmental impact stater
ments, and develops environmental quality criteria
and long-range environmental quality goals.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on State environmental quality
standards and plans.

14. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

OBJECTIVE: To provide better use of the Gulf of Mexico's marine,
shell, and anadromous fisheries.

ACTIVITY: Develops joint programs with other states to promote
and protect Gulf fisheries, and to prevent waste of
the fisheries.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on Gulf fisheries.

15. Horticulture Commission

OBJECTIVE: To assume that work done commercially with plants is
performed by qualified and licensed individuals.

ACTIVITY: Makes rules and regulations on qualifications and
practices of persons performing services in entomology,
plant pathology, cotton insect control, sugar cane
borer control, tree surgery, pot plant and nursery stock
dealer, retail forestry, fumigation, wholesale forestry,
landscape architecture, horticultural service, landscape

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contracting, and ornamental plant dusting and
spraying. Also conducts examinations for ap-
plicaftts for licenses in these services, issues
licenses to qualified applicants, and makes
rules and regulations to prevent fraudulent
practices.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on professionals in plant

services.

16. joint Legislative Committee on Environmental Quality

OBJECTIVE: To develop tools for long-range forecasting of en-
vironmental management quality and evaluating the
effects of environmental actions.

ACTIVITY: Holds public hearings on proposed legislation, assists
in studying proposed legislation relating to control of
the environment and of air and water pollution.

RELATIONSHIP WIT11 PROJECT:

Source of information for pending environmental
legislation.

17. Levee Boards

OBJECTIVE: To locate, erect, repair, and maintain levees in the
State where required.

ACTIVITY: In each levee district, levee boards are authorized
to expropriate lands, issue bonds, and levy annual
district taxes. They also request the Department
of Public Works to engineer, construct, and repair
their levees. The levee boards in the coastal area
are: Atchafalaya Basin Levee District; Pontchartrain
Levee District; Lafourche Basin Levee District; Or-
leans Levee District; Lake Borgne Basin Levee Dis-
trict; Grand Prairie Levee District; Buras Levee Dis-
trict; Red River, Atchafalaya and Bayou Boeuf LeNree
District; and South Louisiana Tidal Water Control Levee
District.

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RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on coastal area levees.

18. Liquified Petroleum Gas Commission

OBJECTIVE: To regulate the storage, sale, and transportation
of liquified petroleum gases and anhydrous am-
monia fertilizer.

ACTIVITY: Adopts and enforces rules and regulations gov-
erning the storage, sale, and transportation of
liquified petroleum gases and anhydrous ammonia.
Issues permits to qualified dealers.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on liquified petroleum gas use
in the State.

19. Louisiana Coastal Commission

OBJECTIVE: To construct a channel for ocean-going vessels which
would follow the Intracoastal Waterway.

ACTIVITY: The commission has authority to plan, establish,
construct, operate, and maintain a system of chan-
nels following the Intracoastal Waterway for ocean-
going vessels, structures to supply fresh water for
agriculture, structures to prevent pollution of the
fresh water system, structures to protect against high
tides and salt water intrusion, and structures to im-
prove drainage and remove flood waters. The juris-
diction of the Commission is limited to Acadia ,
Calcasieu, Cameron, lberia, Jefferson Davis, La-
fayette, Lafourche, St. Landry, St. Martin, St.
Mary, Terrebonne, and. Vermilion Parishes.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on coastal drainage, fresh
water, and navigation.

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20. Louisiana Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

OBJECTIVE: To Coordinate the Federal, the State, and local
governments.

ACTIVITY: Helps the State satisfy Federal requirements for
Grant in Aid programs. Makes the State and
local governments secure Federal funds. Acts as
a liaison . between different levels of other states'
governing agencies and those in '.Louisiana. Pro--
vides state financial and technical assistance to
local governments.

REI.ATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of technical and Federal funding informati on.

21. Louisiana Forestry Commission

OBJECTIVE: To assure the replenishment of and encourage the
development of the State's forests.

ACTIVITY: The commission works to prevent and extinguish forest
fires, enforce woodland laws, conduct forest-related
experiments, collect statistics, and manage all of the
State's forest and timber lands.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on State wcrodlands and timber
production.

22. Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System

OBJECTIVE: Preserve and enhance the beauty and ecology of 35
streams or segments of streams in the State.

ACTIVITY: The system is administered by the Wild Life and
Fisheries Commission, with the State Planning
Office, State Parks and Recreation Commission,
and the Governor's Council on Environmental Quality.
These agencies review all projects which would affect
the streams in the system.

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RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information of the State's Natural and
Scenic Rivers System.

23. Louisiana Public Service Commission.

OBJECTIVE: To insure that the public receives adequate public
utility and transportation services at reasonable
rates.

ACTIVITY: Sets rates, fares, and charges for public utilities
and common carriers which are not under municipal
or Parish jurisdiction. The commission also holds
hearings, and can subpoena witnesses and documents.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on State public services.

24. Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Sanitarians

OBJECTIVE: To license persons who practice as sanitarians.

ACTIVITY: The Board examines applicants for sanitarian licenses,
establishes minimum educational requirements, issues
and reviews licenses, and suspends or revokes licenses.

RELATIONSHIP VVITH PROJECT:

Sets qualifications of sanitarians dealing with sani-
tary landfills.

25. Louisiana State Planning Office

OBJECTIVE: To serve as the Governor's state-wide planning agency.

ACTIVITY: Coordinates state-wide plan ning; conducts basic plan-
ning studies; reviews planning efforts of all state agencies
as well as municipal and regional commissions; adminis-
ters Federal programs for planning purposes; makes funding
recommendations; provides assistance to subsidiary govern-
mental bodies.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information regarding general planning matters.

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26. Louisiana State Science Foundation

OBJECTIVE: To promote and stimulate scientific, economic, and
technological research in the State.

ACTIVITY: The Foundation engages in research, contracts to
purchase research services, acquires and accepts
equipment for research, awards fellowships, assists
in establishing distinguished professorships, and
helps state and federal agencies develop research
projects.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on researchdone in the
Louisiana Coastal Area.

27. Louisiana State University Center for Wetlands Research

OBJECTIVE: To help manage, protect, and develop the State's wetlands.

ACTIVITY: Disseminates information concerning marine, coastal
zone, and wetlands affairs to the public. Conducts
research, advisory, and educatioi.,ial programs in
Systems Ecology, Waste Effects in Estuarine Areats
Seafood Industries, Coastal Zone Planning and Develop-
ment, Law and Socio-Economics, and Program Manage-
ment and Development.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on wetlands, wetland projects,
and wetland research.

28. Louisiana State University Water Resources Research Institute

OBJECTIVE: To encourage research and graduate work in the field
of water resources.

ACTIVITY: The institute produces bulletins, reprints significant
water-related papers, and assists researchers in ob-
taining information.

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RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of water resources information.

29. Louisiana Strean Control Commission

OBJECTIVE: To regulate and coordinate municipal and indust-
rial water pollution control.

ACTIVITY: Develops and promulgates water pollution control
rules and regulations, monitors water quality; es-
tablishes waste-water treatment needs and sched-
ules. Issues, suspends and revokes waste dis-
charge permits.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJ-_ .. T:

Serves as regulatory agency which issues,
suspends or revokes waste discharge permits.

30. Louisiana Tourist Development Commission

OBJECTIVE: To stimulate and increase tourism in the State.

ACTIVITY: Supervises all activities relating to planning, coordinating,
and directing public infcrmation, and promotional activities
for the State.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of State tourism information.

31. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission

OBJECTIVE: Promote conservation and replenishment of living re-
sources within tl-e state.

ACTIVITY: Commission enforces rules and regulations, estab-
lishes game. and wildlife reserves. Issues permits
for shell, sand and gravel dredging and fill work.
Assists in the enforcement of water pollution con-
trol regulations. Advises the Governor on environ-
mental impact matters.

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RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on conservation matters and
dredging regulations.

32. Natural Resources and Energy Division of the Department of Conservation

OBJECTIVE: To protect and conserve the natural, energy resources
of the State.

ACTIVITY: The duties of the Division are delegated to the Com-
missioner of Conservation. The Commissioner re-
gulates and controls the production, transportation,
distribution, storage, sale, and use of intrastate
natural gas. He can also control the natural gas
prices of companies producing or selling gas intra-
state, except at the well-head, and approves the
construction, extension, or abandonment of natural.
gas pipelines.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on natural gas production in
Louisiana.

33. Port and Harbor Commissions

OBJECTIVE: To administer and regulate commerce and traffic
within the area of each commission.

ACTIVITY: The commissions have the authority to incur debt and
issue bonds, and to expropriate property necessary for
construction of port facilities. They construct, operate,
maintain, service, acquire, and regulate port facilities.
The port and harbor commissions in Louisiana are:

1. Abbeville Harbor and Terminal District

2. Avoyelles Parish Port Commission

3. Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission

4. East Cameron Port Commission

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5. Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission

6. Columbia Port Commission

7. Concordia Parish Port Commission

8. Delcambre Port Commission

9. Grant Parish Port Commission

10. Greater Jefferson Port Commission

11. Jonesville Port Commission

12. Jennings Navigation District

13. Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission

14. Lafayette Harbor and Terminal District

15. Greater LaFourche Port Commission

16. Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District

17. Lake Providence Pori: Commission

18. South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

19. Louisiana Coastal Commission

20. Madison Parish Port Commission

21. Morehouse Parish Port Commission

22. New Iberia Port District

23. Port of New Orleans

24. Greater Ouachita Port Commission

25. Plaquemines Port, Harbor, and Terminal District

26. Pointe Coupee Port, Harbor, and Terminal District

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27. Rapides Parish Port Commission

28. Red River Waterway District

29. St. Bernard Port, Harbor, and Terminal District

30. St. Tammany Parish Port Commission

31. South Louisiana Port Commission

32. Tensas Parish Port Commission

33. Terrebonne Port Commission

34. Vinton Harbor and Terminal District

35. West Calcasieu Port, Harbor, and Terminal District

36. West Cameron Port Commission

37. Union Parish Port Commission

38. Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District

34. Recreational Advisory Council

OBJECTIVE: To promote the development of outdoor recreation
facilities and programs.

ACTIVITY: Reviews recreation-- related programs; supervises
long-range recreation planning; handles federal funding
requests; coordinates applications of other state a-
genc'es for federal aid.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROTECT:

Source of information on state's outdoor recreation

programs.

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35. State Archeolociist

OBJECTIVE: To advise state agencies in programs which may affect
the state's archeological resources.

ACTIVITY: The State Archeologist oversees the excavation and
preservation of fossils, relics, artifacts, and monu-
ments, and advises and assists state agencies for
environmental impact statements.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on the state's archeological
resources.

36. State Department of Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation

OBJECTIVE: To administer, manage, and coordinate the art, his-
torical, and cultural preservation activities of the
state.

ACITIVITY: The Department collects, preserves, and exhibits
historical and cultural materials and structures
owned by the State. The Department also stimu-
lates interest in Louisiana art, architecture, and
historical preservation. It also has authority to
establish, operate, and manage a French language
television broadcasting station with the Univer-
sity of Southwestern Louisiana, and it comments
on environmental impact statements.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on historical and cultural
activities in the State.

37. State Land Office

OBfECTIVE: To manage state-ownbd land.

ACTIVITY: Provides management for acquisition, disposition,
leasing, use and control of state owned land.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Information and consultation. Source of infor-
mation on state-owned land matte@s.

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38. State Mineral Board

OBJECTIVE: To promote the development and production of
minerals, oil and gas on state owned lands.

ACTIVITY: Administers land leasing programs for mineral
explorations and mining.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on mineral leases.

39. State Parks and Recreation Commission

OBJECTIVE: To promote and develop parks and recreational
programs for the state.

ACTIVITY: Park protection, administration, rule enforcement,
assists other state agencies in park site selec-
tion; advises on all matters which may affect the
quality of outdoor recreation. Issues park permits,
coordinates with Bureau of Outdoor Recreation.

RELATIONSHIP W[TH PROJECT:

Cognizant agency for any of the recreational areas
on the site which may become State parks. The
Commission would be responsible for park permits
and rule enforcement.

40. State Soil and Water Conservation Committee

OBJECTIVE: To promote soil and water conservation within the
state.

ACTIVITY: Advise, consult and assist on matters of soil con--
servation.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Source of information on conservation matters.

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41. Water Resources Study Commission.

OBJECTIVE: To study the state's water policy and its ade-
quacy, recommend revisions and methods for
implementing the revisions.

ACTIVITY: Makes studies of ground water resources and
drafts statewide ground water control law.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:

Consultation and information only.

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APPENDDC C - INVENTORY OF RELEVANT
REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES

OBJECTIVE: Regional Planning Commissions serve their member
parishes and cities, and coordinate inter-jurisdictional
planning.

ACTIVITY: Regional Planning Commissions coordinate regional plan-
ning with Federal, State, and local programs. They con-
duct basic planning studies and review planning efforts
for local agencies.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:
Source of comprehensive planning information for each
respective region.

Coastal Area Regional Planning Aaencies

1. Regional Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans, St. Berriard,
and St. Tammany Parishes.

2. Capital Regional Planning Commission.

3. South Central Planning and Development Commission.

4. Acadiana Planning and Development District.

5. Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning and Development Commission.

APPENDIX D METROPOLITAN PLANNING AGENCIES

OBJECTIVE: To develop plans for comprehensive city planning and
coordinate city agencies, to assist in policy planning
matters, and to serve zoning commissions by making
recommendations.

ACTIVITY: The agencies produce city land-use, housing, public
facilities and recreation, public building, *and zoning
plans. They review and comment on zoning changes,
and assist the city's chief administrative officer in
studying local policy alternatives.

RELATIONSHIP WITH PROJECT:
Serves as regulatory agency on land use, and is a
source of local comprehensive plans and information.

Coastal Area Metropolitan Planning Agencies

1. New Orleans City Planning Commission.

2. East Baton Rouge City - Parish Planning Commission.

3. Greater Lake Charles Metropolitan Planning Commission.

4. Lafayette City - Parish Regional Planning Commission.

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No. E-2~-35

Description: Lake Pontchartrain Barrier Plan and Chalmette Area Plan for hurricar~ke
protection.
Purpose ~0qR~qFlood Control ~0qDRecreation ~qE~4qlD~rair~tage ~4qOCommunication
or Utility
E~q]Water Supply ~0qF~qK]Hurricane Protection E~4qhransportation E~ql~2qOther

Sponsor: U.S. Army Cor~qi~ps of En~aineers

Location: Along Lake Pontchartrain in St. Cha~7les, fefferson~t a~nd Orleans Parishes, in
St. Bernard, and in New Orleans East
Physical Protection for 780 sq. miles of low-lying land
Dimensions:

~qCos~qd $327,000,000
Status: L~q]Propos ed ~qF~8q@Authorized ElComplete -74 ~0qJ
E~q]Pla nned ~4qK]Under Construction C~8qlAbandoned Reporting Date

Spoil ~4qgRetentio n ~4qOS~qpreading Over ~8q0Deep Water ~4qElBu~qilding New
Deposit: Dykes or Areas Water Bottom Disposal Marsh Areas

Level of ~4q&~qiHot ~0qOwarm ~0q0Cool E~qlcold
Controversy:

Associated ~4qDResidential ~8qR Commercial and [Industrial ~4qDExtractive
Development: Service
[~4q2~qRecreational ~8q9 Transportation, com- ElAgricultural E~ql~2qOther
Environmental munication or Utility
Impact
Statement: [I A s s e s s In e nt ~8qRDraft ~4qO~qFin~0qal ~q1~q_10ther

Project Calendar of Key Dates:

1965 ct Authorization

3/5/74~96q7 1 Voter Referendum

Key Documents Available: Special Interest Groups:
Draft EIS La. Attorney General's Office
Final EIS Regional Planning Comm is s~4qlon-Tefferso n
Voter Referendum ---Orleans, St. Bernard, & St~q,~, Tammany_
New Orleans Levee Board
St. Tammany Parish Police
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