Military Road Alliance Meeting for August 17, 2010

Military Road Alliance Delegates to hear Lake Pontchartrain Basin Discussion

Slidell – JoAnn Burke, Education Coordinator of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF), will present a program entitled “Pontchartrain Basin: Our Land, a Natural Resource” to the Military Road Alliance (M.R.A.) delegates at their monthly meeting. Open to the public, this meeting will be held Wednesday, August 18. Scheduled to begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., the Lake Pontchartrain Basin presentation will be held in the dining room of Live Oak Assisted Living Center, just off East Gause Blvd.

According to J. Ernest “Sunny” Breeding Jr, current president of the M.R.A, “It is very important that we all do what we can to protect our natural resources, which include Lake Pontchartrain, the wetlands, our coast and the offshore islands. The recent oil spill clearly emphasizes how vigilant we must be, because a disaster can strike at any time.”

Breeding encourages area residents to make time to attend this meeting, to better understand the local environment, and to find out what they can do to help protect the area involved with these natural resources.

Burke, who has been affiliated with the “Save Our Lake – Save Our Coast” effort since 2001, has a B.S. in Biology Education and a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of New Orleans. Prior to her work with the LPBF, Burke taught science in the classroom for ten years. Burke and her husband reside in New Orleans.

The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation is a non-profit organization, which was established in 1989 for the preservation and restoration of the entire Lake Pontchartrain Basin ecosystem. The LPBF focus is on environmental issues concerning water quality, habitat and the coast in the Pontchartrain Basin watershed. The LPBF hosts “Save our Lake” and “Save our Coast” campaigns. Further information is available on the LPBF website, www.saveourlake.org.

Area residents are encouraged to access information about this Military Road Alliance meeting and other M.R.A. activities through its website at: www.militaryroadalliance.org.

At last month’s meeting, the M.R.A. welcomed a new member subdivision, as The Landings joined the Alliance.

The current roster of the Military Road Alliance includes: Breckenridge, Cross Gates, Doubloon Bayou Estates, French Branch, Frenchmen’s Estates, Lake Village, The Landings, Magnolia Forest, Old River Road Association (including Quail Ridge, Quail Valley, Bay Ridge, Paradise Point and The Settlement), Park Condo Association, River Oaks, Stonebridge and Turtle Creek.

Homeowner association members and any area residents interested in keeping up on community activities and information, or interested in becoming a member of the M.R.A, should contact Breeding, (985) 649-0824, or e-mail him at travel@goworldclass.com.

The Military Road Alliance, formed in 1979, is an umbrella organization of several homeowner associations in eastern St. Tammany Parish. The group provides information to the community through its monthly meetings, with discussions and presentations on a variety of topics of community interest.