Aerial Video Survey of the Lower Mississippi River on DVDs
Year Two Report 2003 Baton Rouge to Arkansas

Karen A. Westphal
Louisiana State University
School of the Coast and Environment Special Programs
Robert Paulsell
Louisiana Geological Survey

Disclaimer

This report was prepared under a contract between Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program (OSRADP). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office—Office of the Governor, those of the Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program, or Louisiana State University, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the state of Louisiana.

Report Availability

Additional copies of this report may be obtained by writing to:

The Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program
2004 Deliverables
Room 258-A Military Science Building, Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
Telephone: (225) 578-3477
FAX:  (225) 578-0403

or from:

The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office/Office of the Governor
Natural Resources Building, 624 North 4th Street, Room 800
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804
Telephone: (225) 219-5800
FAX: (225) 219-5802

Citation

Suggested citation:
Westphal, K.A., and R. Paulsell.  2004. Aerial video survey of the lower Mississippi River on DVDs Year Two report: 2003 Baton Rouge to Arkansas. Louisiana State University. Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program, OSRADP Technical Report Series 04-________, 26 p, 3 Appendices, 8 DVDs.

Acknowledgements

We wish to thank Paula Ouder, John Mackler, and Prabitha Rajidi of Louisiana State University, School of the Coast and Environment; and Spencer Knoebel of Industrial Helicopters, Inc. for their support and services during the 2003 video acquisition process.

Audio information quoted regarding revetments, facilities, lights, and mile markers were taken from St. Francisville to Pilottown: The Lower, Lower Mississippi River by Captain Michael Sanders, and the 1998 Flood Control and Navigation Maps of the Mississippi River by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Lower Mississippi Valley District.