LAND TRANSFER PREMATURE

[Nick Morgan <nmorgan@igc.org>]

From: "Nick Morgan" <nmorgan@igc.org>

An effort by Sen. Bennett Johnston (D-LA) to force the transfer of 
45,000 acres in the Kisatchie NF to Fort Polk "shortchanged" the 
people of Louisiana, says the Baton Rouge LA Sunday Advocate. The 
paper argues that the transfer was "railroaded" without giving the 
public an adequate opportunity to be heard. "We recognize the 
economic impact of Fort Polk," the Advocate writes. "But we also 
recognize the value of having public lands like the Kisatchie tract 
managed by the Forest Service for the benefit of the public now and 
into the future."