The Planter's House is now the BBLNWR Visitor Center

From its original location on the lake, the house was moved to its current location, where volunteers worked tirelessly to create the beautiful building that now houses offices, a conference room and the Friends' Gift Shop. More of the history of this amazing transformation to come ...

All photos are copyrighted and used here with permission. This Page Header photo entitled "Quiet, Calm and Snow" was the winner of 3rd place Professional Scenic in 2015 by photographer Berg Ransom.

Friends of Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge Officers 2021
President: Vernon Wells
Past President: Gloria Dedmon
Treasurer: Anna Hill
Membership Secretary/Historian: Ann Smith
Recording Secretary: Jessica Wright
Education Director: Clair Calhoun Roane
Nature Shop Director: Leslie Calhoun
At-Large Board Members: Ron Hiltz, Rico Pleasant, Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Anirudh Girey,
Becky Ham, Mark Elliott Jr., Sheila McCormick, Suzanne Laird-Dartez
Erin Cox - USFWS Liasion
Contact the Visitor Center at 318-387-1114 for more information.
Physical Location of the Visitor Center is located at 480 Richland Place, Monroe, Louisiana (no mail)
Mailing Address: Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Post Office Box 9241, Monroe LA 71211-9241

Website maintained and updated by FoBB volunteers. Please let us know if you see something that needs changing.
All content is copyrighted. For permission to use, please contact FoBB.

Note to Photographers: All photos used on the FoBB web site are with permission. We may have cropped or optimized some of the photos to fit the pages and load quicker. If we have used YOUR photo and you would prefer that we remove it, please send us an email and let us know. We do plan to change photos often. Thank you for continuing to share your talents and the refuge with the rest of the world.

The House