Executive Forum Seeks Balance with Climate, Energy & Coastal Issues BATON ROUGE, LA – At the inaugural meeting of a new America’s Energy Coast (AEC) initiative, national and Gulf Coast leaders will conduct an executive forum to build cooperation toward sustainability. The program — to be convened on November 30 by the America’s WETLAND Foundation...Read More

Governor Blanco issues statement on Congressional override of WRDA veto BATON ROUGE – Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco issued the following statement today after the U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives in voting to override President Bush’s veto of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA): “Today is a proud day for residents of...Read More

After seven years, the Congress has enacted the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and final action on passing the conference report is expected to get it to the President for signing in the near future. Funding that is critical to Louisiana’s coastal restoration and vital hurricane protection projects are found in the measure, which the...Read More

In preparation of Earth Day on April 22, Louisiana drivers are encouraged to purchase an America’s WETLAND special license plate as a visible sign of their commitment to saving one of the most important ecological masterpieces – the state’s disappearing coast. Anyone with a vehicle registered in Louisiana can support America’s WETLAND by purchasing the...Read More

The Estuarine characters representing America’s WETLAND marched again this Mardi Gras in Endymion, Bacchus, Orpheus, and Rex to raise public awareness of the immense impact of Louisiana’s wetland loss to the environment and the economy on local and global scales. This is their third year marching in Mardi Gras parades. The Estuarians: Reed the Reptile,...Read More

NEW ORLEANS, LA- On Sunday, February 25, Lauren Fischer of Chicago, Illinois, will do her part to help save Louisiana’s coast by running in the annual Mardi Gras Marathon in New Orleans. Fischer is encouraging her friends and family to support her by contributing to America’s WETLAND: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana, which helps raise...Read More

Neville Brothers, Dr. John and Mavis Staples Highlight the America’s WETLAND Revival Tour. New Orleans, LA – The Spirit of New Orleans: America’s WETLAND Revival Tour kicked off on June 10 starring the Neville Brothers, Dr. John and Mavis Staples. The jazz and blues legends brought the soulful tunes and spirit of New Orleans to...Read More

First Day of Hurricane Season Used to Illustrate Lack of Congressional Interest in Post-Katrina New Orleans and Increased Threat Caused by Loss of America’s WETLAND New Orleans, LA – On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, Women of the Storm and America’s WETLAND: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana launched Storm Warnings II, a...Read More

BP and America’s WETLAND are sponsoring a symposium, Envisioning the Future of the Gulf Coast , April 25-27, 2006 in New Orleans. The goal of the symposium is to foster shared national understanding of the nature and magnitude of the wetlands loss problem and the importance of coastal protection in the Gulf of Mexico to...Read More