Livingston Parish is working to expand their trap, neuter/spay and release effort, called the Community Cat Program, for stray or free-roaming feral cats thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Air Products Foundation. The donation is to fund a surgery room at the parish’s existing shelter that will allow for safe and effective surgical procedures.
The Community Cat Program is the most effective method for controlling feral cat populations, which can pose a safety and health risk to the community. It will allow the parish to decrease nuisance behaviors and the spread of disease. The program will help residents while also supporting animal welfare.
“The Community Cat Program is a humane way to address the issue of free-roaming stray and feral cats in Livingston Parish and Air Products is proud to support the parish in this public health effort,” said Danna Leblanc, Commercial Executive Director of Air Products’ Louisiana Clean Energy Complex.
“One of my priorities has been to address issues caused by feral cats roaming the parish, and this donation from Air Products is going to be a big part of that effort. Trapping, neutering/spaying and releasing the cats is a humane way to help address some of our concerns,” said Randy Delatte, Livingston Parish President.
About the Air Products Lake Maurepas Community Fund and Air Products’ Community Giving in Louisiana
Air Products supports the communities where it operates through community giving and employee volunteer efforts. In addition to grants through the overall corporate Air Products Foundation, in 2023, the company launched the Air Products Lake Maurepas Community Fund, which plans to contribute $1 million per year to community projects that meet its intended mission during the duration of the operation of the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex, which is expected to be at least 25 years.
Already through the Fund, Air Products has made grants to worthwhile projects with the Livingston Parish Fire Protection District #2 and the Manchac Volunteer Fire Department for enhanced public safety efforts on Lake Maurepas; the Livingston Fire Protection District #2 to support its ongoing night staffing needs; for a Lake Maurepas fish stocking program managed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation; and also Livingston Parish Homeland Security to fund communications equipment in its emergency operations center, among others.
The Fund assists parishes bordering Lake Maurepas by supporting needed educational, ecological, safety, and recreational projects, with a focus on Livingston, St. John the Baptist, and Tangipahoa Parishes.
Looking forward, Air Products strives to continue its more than five-decade history of safe and responsible operations in Louisiana, both through its proposed Louisiana Clean Energy Complex currently under development and in future investments. To learn more, visit: https://www.cleanenergylouisiana.com/community
The Community Cat Program is the most effective method for controlling feral cat populations, which can pose a safety and health risk to the community. It will allow the parish to decrease nuisance behaviors and the spread of disease. The program will help residents while also supporting animal welfare.
“The Community Cat Program is a humane way to address the issue of free-roaming stray and feral cats in Livingston Parish and Air Products is proud to support the parish in this public health effort,” said Danna Leblanc, Commercial Executive Director of Air Products’ Louisiana Clean Energy Complex.
“One of my priorities has been to address issues caused by feral cats roaming the parish, and this donation from Air Products is going to be a big part of that effort. Trapping, neutering/spaying and releasing the cats is a humane way to help address some of our concerns,” said Randy Delatte, Livingston Parish President.
About the Air Products Lake Maurepas Community Fund and Air Products’ Community Giving in Louisiana
Air Products supports the communities where it operates through community giving and employee volunteer efforts. In addition to grants through the overall corporate Air Products Foundation, in 2023, the company launched the Air Products Lake Maurepas Community Fund, which plans to contribute $1 million per year to community projects that meet its intended mission during the duration of the operation of the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex, which is expected to be at least 25 years.
Already through the Fund, Air Products has made grants to worthwhile projects with the Livingston Parish Fire Protection District #2 and the Manchac Volunteer Fire Department for enhanced public safety efforts on Lake Maurepas; the Livingston Fire Protection District #2 to support its ongoing night staffing needs; for a Lake Maurepas fish stocking program managed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation; and also Livingston Parish Homeland Security to fund communications equipment in its emergency operations center, among others.
The Fund assists parishes bordering Lake Maurepas by supporting needed educational, ecological, safety, and recreational projects, with a focus on Livingston, St. John the Baptist, and Tangipahoa Parishes.
Looking forward, Air Products strives to continue its more than five-decade history of safe and responsible operations in Louisiana, both through its proposed Louisiana Clean Energy Complex currently under development and in future investments. To learn more, visit: https://www.cleanenergylouisiana.com/community
