Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed suit against the Red River Waterway Commission claiming two members of the board are serving illegally.
Allegations continue to fly with regard to the makeup of the Red River Waterway Commission. The problem seems to stem from the Governor's decision not to appoint Carolyn Prator to a vacant position on this board.
It could be a break-through in the ongoing war against Giant Salvinia. A scientist at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas has developed something called "endocides" -- a shortened form of saying Endogenous Biocides.
The Red River Waterway Commission has approved a cooperative endeavor agreement with Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, to research and test the university's recently developed endocide method to control and eradicate the spread of giant salvinia.
They didn't stay open very long. The Red River Waterway Commission has, once again, closed all of the public boat launches on the Red River in Caddo and Bossier Parishes.