On Wednesday, December 14, the Lafitte Corridor had a visitor — Ken Salazar, Secretary of the US Department of the Interior.
“Having Secretary Salazar visit the proposed Lafitte Corridor Greenway and recognize it as a project of national priority through the Urban Waters Federal Partnership yesterday was certainly appreciated by all of us who have been involved in this project,” according to Friends of Lafitte Corridor board member Lake Douglas. “Early on,” he continued, “local national Park Service staff helped get us get started, and now, we’re pleased that our efforts have resulted in this national exposure. Our on-going partnership with National Park Service staff will surely be a big help as we move into project implementation, interpretation, and management.”
Here’s the story as covered by WWL-TV.