 Louisiana
Resources & Links
There are many other Internet sites that contain information on the ecology and climate of the Gulf Coast. We have included below a selection of regional sites and sites specific to Louisiana that are particularly useful. If you have suggestions for additions to this list, please send them to the Global Environment Program.
Regional Links
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CLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE
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Southeast Regional Climate Center
http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sercc/
Southern Regional Climate Center
http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/
Southeastern Regional Climate Assessment
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/regional/
U.S. National Assessment
Gulf Coast Regional Workshop Report
http://www.nacc.usgcrp.gov/regions/gulfcoast/
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REGIONAL ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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EPA Gulf of Mexico Program Office
http://www.gmpo.gov/
Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS) Program
http://pelican.gmpo.gov/gem2.html
EPA – Region 4 (FL, AL, MS)
http://www.epa.gov/region4/
EPA – Region 6 (LA, TX)
http://www.epa.gov/region6/
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NATURAL RESOURCES
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Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico
http://www.utexas.edu/research/beg/gasoil.html
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
http://www.gulfcouncil.org/
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
http://www.gsmfc.org/
Southern Group of State Foresters
http://www.southernforests.org/
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CLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE
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Office of the State Climatologist
http://www.losc.lsu.edu/
Louisiana State University
Hurricane Center
http://hurricane.lsu.edu/
Louisiana Annual Precipitation Map
http://www.ocs.orst.edu
EPA's Louisiana climate impacts pages
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/
Alliance for Affordable Energy
http://www.gnofn.org/~all4nrg/
Energy Information Administration –
Louisiana data
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/
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CLIMATE-RELATED NATURAL HAZARDS
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Extreme Weather Events (search by type and state)
http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sourcebook/
Overview of Coastal Hazards
http://coastalhazards.wcu.edu/Louisiana.htm
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LOUISIANA'S ECOLOGY
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Louisiana Ecoregions and Biodiversity
http://www.louisiananature.org/
Wildlife Refuges in Louisiana
http://www.southeastlouisiana.fws.gov/
Barataria-Terrebonne
National Estuary Program
http://www.btnep.org
Louisiana GEMS
http://www.dnr.state.la.us
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COASTAL AND WETLANDS ISSUES
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Louisiana Coast Website
http://www.lacoast.gov
Louisiana Office of
Coastal Restoration and Management
http://www.savelawetlands.org/
University of New Orleans
Coastal Research Laboratory
http://www.coastal.uno.edu/
Coalition to Restore
Coastal Louisiana
http://www.crcl.org/
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LOUISIANA'S NATURAL RESOURCES
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Louisiana's state parks and
historic sitesCoastal Louisiana
http://www.crt.state.la.us
Louisiana Natural Resources
Conservation Service (USDA)
http://www.la.nrcs.usda.gov/
Louisiana Environmental Resource Directory
http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/erd/
Louisiana Agriculture and Forests
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/
Louisiana's Agriculture
http://www.nass.usda.gov/la/
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LOUISIANA'S STATE GOVERNMENT
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Office of the Governor
http://www.gov.state.la.us/
Louisiana State Legislature
http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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LOUISIANA'S ENVIRONMENTAL STATE AGENCIES
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Louisiana Department of
Agriculture and Forestry
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/
Louisiana Department of
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
http://www.crt.state.la.us/
Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.state.la.us/
Louisiana Department of
Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.la.us/
Louisiana Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries
http://www.wlf.state.la.us/
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
New Orleans District
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/
Photo Credits:
Brown Pelican: South Florida Water Management District.
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