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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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 Posted:7/30/2003 17:52 |
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I emailed them to see what the deal is ... perhaps we can be of assistance to them with this. Let me know what yall think.
Here is the reply I got from the spillway guy.
"Patrick,
Thank you for inquiring about the closure of the Four Wheel Drive Area at the Bonnet Carré Spillway.
The closure occurred on July 6, 2003 and is in place until further notice. During the July 4th weekend, over 100 vehicles utilized the area. Due to impacts on the access roadways within the area, it was deemed necessary to close the area for safety reasons. If an accident occurred, help from emergency medical services, law enforcement, rescue crews, etc., could not access the area to render assistance. Additionally, with repeated violations of posted rules (primarily operation of trucks outside the designated area and destruction of access roads), enforcement could not occur under the existing conditions. Since the primary purpose of the spillway is for food control rather than recreation, the Four Wheel Drive Area will remain closed until a local sponsor comes forward to develop and maintain the area. If you or an organization you are involved with would be interested in partnering with the Corps of Engineers to develop and manage an off-road vehicle area, please contact Greg to discuss the requirements and process. This partnership would operate similar to the partnership the Corps of Engineers has with the South Louisiana Trailblazers in providing the ATV Areas at the spillway.
We anticipate contacting local four wheel drive clubs, businesses, and individuals, as well as contacting local media to get the word out concerning the closure and the need for a local sponsor in order to provide the area for future off road use, within the next month. In the meantime, park rangers continually make contact with visitors to inform them of the closure, the closure is posted on information boards throughout the spillway, and as you have seen, it is posted on our website.
If you have additional questions, feel free to contact myself or any of the natural resources management staff (park rangers) at the spillway office.
KEITH
Park Ranger
Bonnet Carré Spillway
so I'm going to call/email them tomorrow and see what the deal is.... this could be good for us ... very good....
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John Robert Miller
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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Posted:7/30/2003 17:57 |
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2BB Delta OR Park?????????????? |
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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Posted:7/30/2003 18:12 |
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That's what I'm thinking.... 
I already re-emailed the guy to see if being a sponsor involves a ton of cash, or just some people to work the land or what .... we'll see...
May have to get help on this though since there are so few of us ..... a little league team could provide more labor than we can right now.....
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Swampy
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• New Orleans, LA, USA |
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schmuck
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• nola, XX, USA |
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Posted:7/31/2003 02:58 |
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i dont mind pitching in to lend a hand
nucking futs
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John Robert Miller
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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Posted:8/1/2003 09:11 |
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Any more word on if it's open? |
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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Posted:8/1/2003 12:08 |
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| Quote: | | Any more word on if it's open? |
It 's definitely closed.....
SO I'm going to try to talk to the spillway guy this afternoon and see what we can do to re-open it... but he hasn't really been returning my emails...
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John Robert Miller
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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Posted:8/1/2003 13:02 |
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Damn, I finally might be able to go on a ride, and the SOB is closed. |
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Mark Forsyth
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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Posted:8/4/2003 11:50 |
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Thats a real shame guys. We need to protect any land we have to ride on. The COE will totally shut it down if we are not careful. |
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geauxturbo
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• Baton Rouge, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 8/4/2003 |
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Posted:8/4/2003 13:27 |
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Maybe time to form the LMTC (Louisiana Motorized Trail Coalition) much like Texas did (TMTC). Get our own land. Something to toss around in your sleep...there is 2BB, LA4x4, and the guys from North Louisiana- the name escapes me. I know I am tired of driving more than 3 hours to get my wheels dirty. I am willing to listen to ideas and put it up in front of our club. We have 100 members. I think with 200 to 300 members in one organized coalition, buying land would not be unthinkable at all. Especialy if we can scrounge up grant money and or sponsors. We already have the non-profit set up.
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