A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service.

Kleinpeter's position, which she started in August, came at no expense to taxpayers; her funding coming through oil and gas company fines and fees.

A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multiyear review by the National Park Service.

The National Park Service withdrew an area in St. John the Baptist Parish from consideration as a historic district. The move was touted as a win for economic development by state leaders in Louisiana,

The National Park Service removed an 11-mile stretch of the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish from consideration for a National Historic Landmark designation last week,

The NPS excluded an 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River's west bank in St. John the Baptist Parish as a National Historic Landmark, NHL