Baton Rouge (Nov. 3, 2016) — Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, presented $20,000 through their Louisiana’s 2016 Cox Conserves Hero program which honors volunteers in Cox’s service areas in Acadiana, Baton Rouge and New Orleans who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces.
Finalists Barrett Kennedy and wife Peggy, advocates for Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, present a check for $5,000 to Dane Thibodeaux of the TECHE Project to continue the mission to enhance the nationally recognized Bayou Teche Paddle Trail.
The Cox Conserves Heroes program was created through a partnership between The Trust for Public Land and Cox Enterprises, the parent company of Cox Communications. Cox Conserves Heroes takes place in Arizona, California, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington.
