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Senate OKs study task force to assess Upper Pontchartrain Basin health
Summary
The Louisiana Senate adopted Resolution 144 to create an Upper Pontchartrain Basin task force and ask the Water Institute to conduct a comprehensive scientific assessment of the basin’s condition and future health.
The Louisiana Senate on the floor voted to adopt Senate Resolution 144, which establishes a task force to study the Upper Pontchartrain Basin and requests that the Water Institute conduct a comprehensive scientific assessment of the basin’s health.
Senator Wheat, who asked that the rules be suspended to take up the resolution immediately, said the measure aims to document long‑term changes from deforestation and other historical impacts. "We had a lot of historical stuff that's happened in the basin over in my lifetime with deforestation with cypress, swamps and all," Wheat said on the floor as he urged favorable passage. The resolution passed without objection.
Why it matters: The study would provide an evidence base for future state or federal actions to protect coastal and estuarine resources in the Pontchartrain watershed. The resolution does not appropriate funding but asks academic and state research partners to report back with findings and recommendations.
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