Basin groups form coalition; ask for seats on task force
KATC
and last updated 2020-12-22 10:58:48-05
Several Louisiana organizations have joined together to form The Atchafalaya Basin Coalition, and are asking the governor for representation on the newly-formed task force.
The Coalition consists of fishermen and environmental groups with the common purpose of protecting Louisianaâs Atchafalaya Basin swamps, lakes, and waterways for generations to come, a release states.
Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association West, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Sierra Club, and Healthy Gulf all have serious concerns that there are issues in the Atchafalaya Basin that are not currently being adequately addressed and managed, the release states.