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Coastal Zone Management

It is the public policy of the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Committee to:
  1. Protect, develop and, where feasible, restore or enhance the resources of the Parish'scoastal zone.
  2. Support and encourage multiple use of coastal resources consistent with the maintenance and enhancement of renewable resource management and productivity.
  3. Develop and implement a coastal zone resource management program based on consideration of parish resources, the environment, and the needs of the people of the state, the nation, and the local government.
The CZM advisory committee is composed of 9 members appointed by the Parish Council. The CZM advisory committee has the following duties:
  1. Review and comment on any rules and regulations relative to coastal resource management.
  2. Review and comment on any permit applications that do not conform to the permit criteria.
  3. Review and recommend to the Council any modifications to the Coastal Zone Program.
  4. Issue, deny, or modify permits issued by the Office of the Parish President.
  5. Inspect and/or investigate conditions relating to CZM.
  6. Conduct any investigation necessary to comply with the purposes of the CZM Program.
For more information, contact the Office of the Parish President at (225) 562-2260
 
The current CZM members are:
DISTRICT 1
Craig Calcagno

P. O. Box 989
Gramercy, LA 70052
DISTRICT 2
C. J. Brock
Chairman
P. O. Box 434
Gramercy, LA 70052
District 3
Dudley LeBlanc, Jr
.
2241 Canal St.
Paulina, LA 70763
DISTRICT 4
Edward Arceneaux, Jr.
9234 Lucien Rd.
Convent, LA 70723
DISTRICT 5
Clarence Bazile

P.O. Box 797
Vacherie, La. 70090
DISTRICT 6
Oscar A. Zeno, Sr.
21297 Park Lane
Vacherie, LA 70090
District 7
Gerald Falgoust
PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENT
Elton Chenier

23106 Oak St.
Vacherie, LA 70090
SCHOOL BOARD'S APPOINTMENT
(Vacant)
 
The committee meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Convent Courthouse.
 
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