Wetlands Controversy (1992)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1992-02-14
Duration: 00:26:26
Subjects: Environment | WETLANDS
Contributors:
- Duhe, Jeff Host
- Domingue, Wayne Interviewee
- Tauzin, Billy Interviewee
- Hayes, Jimmy Interviewee
- Bourgeois, Craig Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” from February 14, 1992, features Jeff Duhe reporting on a wetlands controversy in south Louisiana. He first reports on the United States Army Corps of Engineers sending a cease and desist letter to Wayne Domingue for developing a crawfish farm in St. Martin Parish on land protected by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. He interviews Wayne Domingue and Congressman Billy Tauzin. Duhe then conducts an in-studio interview with Congressman Jimmy Hayes and Craig Bourgeois of the Acadiana chapter of the National Audubon Society. They discuss: the importance of wetlands; Domingue’s story; and their differing views of Section 404.