Louisiana bluesman and conservation advocate Tab Benoit was chosen to receive the Governor's Award - Conservationist of the Year for 2009. The award, a handsome statuette of a bald eagle, was presented the evening of February 27th at a festive banquet held in conjunction with the Louisiana Wildlife Federation's 71st convention, February 26-28 at Cypress Bend Resort on Toledo Bend Reservoir near Many, Louisiana. The Governor's Award is presented annually to the person or organization deemed to have made the most outstanding contribution toward the protection and wise use of the state's natural resources - air, soil and minerals, forests, waters, fish and wildlife from among nominees submitted by the public. The selection for this and 7 other awards was made by a panel of independent judges with expertise in a wide range of conservation fields.
Dr. Ed Bush and Dr. Pam Blanchard of LSU Coastal Roots, Tab Benoit
Tab Benoit receiving 2009 Governor's Award for Conservationist of the Year
Tab Benoit speaking with fellow honorees from Lafayette Middle School Environmental Science Academy
Teresa & Tab Benoit and son, out-going LWF president Barney Callahan
