Bill would overhaul Basin program

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/12/2008 - 18:48

By Randy P. Lanctot

Baton Rouge — House Bill 1135 by state Rep. Karen St. Germain of Pierre Part and 27 coauthors proposes to restructure the state’s Atchafalaya Basin Program within the Department of Natural Resources and refocus it on improving water quality and related public recreational opportunities in America’s largest and most productive river basin swamp.