In response to national concern over mounting erosion, floods and the sky-black dust storms that swept across the country, known as the “DUST BOWL”, the Soil & Water Conservation Districts were created. There are over 3,000 soil and water conservation districts throughout the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands & Guam. Districts are re
source management agencies, coordinating and implementing resource and environmental programs at the local level in cooperation with federal and state agencies. Conservation Districts were created to work with land managers, local government agencies and other local interests in addressing a broad spectrum of resource concerns which include erosion control, flood prevention, water conservation & use, wetlands, ground water, water quality and quantity, nonpoint source pollution, forest land protection, wildlife, recreation, waste water management and community development. In 1938, the Louisiana Legislature established the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee and authorized it to work with local farmers to establish local conservation districts. Today, the Soil Conservation Service, known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, known as the Louisiana Soil and Water Conservation Commission, and Louisiana’s 44 Soil and Water Conservation Districts all serve the landowners of Louisiana. The Acadia Parish SWCD has five district board members as follows: Gerard Frey-Chairman, Glenn Simon-Vice-Chairman, Robert Dale Thibodeaux-Secretary-Treasurer, Earl Garber-Supervisor and George Guillory-Supervisor.
