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NRCS Report of Activities
L o u i s i a n a
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender
Chad Kacir, State Conservationist
Louisiana
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Overview
• Farm Bill Activities in Louisiana
• Initiatives
• Watershed Rehabilitation
• Watershed Operations
• Reorganization in Louisiana
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Farm Bill Activities in Louisiana
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Farm Bill Funding
• In Louisiana, over $48 million in Farm Bill funding was invested in fiscal year 2019 in NRCS conservation programs to:
• Reduce soil erosion and sedimentation
• Improve water quality and quantity
• Improve air quality
• Enhance wildlife habitat and pollinator habitat
• Improve soil quality
• Manage plant pests
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Major Farm Bill Program Investments in
Louisiana
• EQIP - $35.1 million
• CSP - $13.1 million
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Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot
Program
• Established in the
2018 Farm Bill
• Partnership with
APHIS
• 3 pilot areas in
Louisiana
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Initiatives
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Bayou Pierre Watershed Project - RCPP
• Red River Parish
• Improving soil and
water quality in
Bayou Pierre
• 6 new participants
on 2,566 acres using
$240,855.70
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Watershed Rehabilitation
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Upper West Fork of Cypress Bayou 1
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Upper West Fork of Cypress Bayou 2
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Upper West Fork of Cypress Bayou 3
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Upper West Fork of Cypress Bayou 1, 2 & 3
Dams completed in 1963
1963
Town of Plain Dealing made an application for federal assistance seeking funds for rehabilitation of the dams.
Feb. 2019
NRCS received notification that funding for a plan was approved by National Headquarters
May 2019
Kickoff Meeting was held between NRCS, project sponsors and engineering firms that will prepare the plan
Nov. 2019
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Watershed Operations
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Red Bayou Watershed - Louisiana
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Update
• Caddo SWCD has had several maintenance and repair expenses in the last few years
• Streambank slope repair –2017
• Minor pump repairs – 2018
• Parish road bank/culvert slope repair - 2019
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Conservation
• Since construction was completed and the
irrigation project came online, NRCS has
provided financial and technical assistance on
5,426 acres of conservation practices applied
within the Red Bayou Watershed.
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Grant Parish Watershed - Louisiana
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Grant Parish Watershed
• 36,788 acres project area
• Project proposes to use good quality water from the Red River for irrigations purposes during drought events
• Nantachie Bayou will be the channel by which the Red River water will be introduced into the project area
• Will also provide incidental opportunities to improve wildlife & fisheries habitat
• Water level gauges installed collecting data for modelling
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Update
• Meeting held January 17, 2020, between NRCS and the
Grant Parish Watershed Committee to address property
access concerns for areas in the project
• Engineering surveys need to be completed
• Survey data will be given to engineering firm to do project
area modeling
• Public meeting will be conducted later on the the planning
process
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The USDA Small Watershed Program is one of the nation’s best examples of a program being delivered through partnerships
• Private
• Local
• State
• Federal
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Reorganization in Louisiana
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NRCS Contacts
Chad Kacir
Louisiana State Conservationist
3737 Government Street
Alexandria, LA 71302
Phone: (318) 473-7751
Email: [email protected]
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Questions?