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Congressional Comment
U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.-4th) addresses
the Authors in April gala at Shreveport Country
Club. Featured author Mike Tidwell is seen in
the mirror (lower right) listening to the congressman.
McCrery has been instrumental in securing federal
funding for the LSUS Red River Watershed Management
Institute, including the university’s
first-ever congressional earmark. Part of the
Institute’s research focuses on hypoxia
and coastal land loss, which was the subject
of Tidwell’s latest book, Bayou Farewell:
The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana’s
Cajun Coast. Authors in April is a fundraiser
for the LSUS Pioneer Heritage Center.