Geologic Review

Geologic Review is an ongoing program created by the Louisiana Geological Survey in 1982 which provides regulatory technical assistance to the Office of Coastal Management (OCM) of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.

Meeting Scheduling

Geologic Review meetings can be scheduled on any day of the week (dependent on personnel availability) through the Office of Coastal Management (OCM).

To schedule a pre-application or application Geologic Review Meeting the permit applicant must contact OCM. A minimum of two weeks advance notice is preferable.

For GR scheduling please contact one of the OCM personnel below:

Guidelines And Information Required

Please refer to the Geologic Review Meeting Form as it covers most topics that will be reviewed/discussed. Please ensure you bring supporting documentation pertinent to the items to be reviewed as described in the Geologic Review Meeting Form, if you have any questions or need clarification at all please contact the Geologic Reviewer directly Dr. Clare Falcon at cfalcon@lsu.edu or cell 225-333-9252.

Applicant Geologic Review Meeting Attendees

The only applicant personnel generally required to attend a GR meeting are the geologist and the petroleum engineer who are handling the prospect/project. Any regulatory or environmental affairs coordinator or other consultant involved in the permit should also attend. Other attendees are optional but certainly not unwelcome.

Location

Geologic Review meetings are held in the LaSalle Building at the northwest corner of North Street and N. Third Street, downtown Baton Rouge.

Building Access

A valid photo I.D. must be presented upon entering the building to check in on the ground floor.

Parking

The Welcome Center parking garage at North Street and River Road is the nearest covered parking. The Galvez garage at North Street and N. Fifth Street also provides covered parking. Curbside meters are available along downtown streets.

Negotiating downtown Baton Rouge is relatively easy. However, persons unfamiliar with downtown Baton Rouge should beware that most streets are one way and that five blocks south of and parallel to North Street is North Boulevard, a divided street that passes by the Old State Capitol building.