About

Our Mission

Friends of Lake Concordia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Corporation is operated exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, namely to preserve and protect Lake Concordia and its surrounding tributaries from indiscriminate waste, protect its wetlands and aquatic habitats, and ensure that Lake Concordia meets the needs of the public via recreation and environmental education.

Our Story & Future Projects

We were founded in April 2024, and granted a nonprofit designation by the IRS in May 2024. Our future projects include a biological study of the lake in partnership with Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, fundraisers in partnership with the Lake Advisory Committee (appointed by the Concordia Parish Police Jury) to provide gauges across the lake, fundraisers to update drainage and the weir to best support the natural wildlife habitat, clean up days for the tributaries that drain the lake, and educational programs to target the local underserved rural minority community about public access to waterways, lake safety, environmentally friendly practices, and the unique wildlife habitat of the lake fostered by the Mississippi Flyway and proximity to the Mississippi River.

Leadership

Caroline Cole, President. Caroline grew up as an avid outdoorswoman in Louisiana. She learned about the environment from her father, who was instrumental in establishing the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge and was recognized as the State of Louisiana's Conservationist of the Year in 1988. She has worked closely with wetlands revitalization projects across North Louisiana her whole life, and as a girl she was a junior state champion turkey caller for the Louisiana Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Today she spends as much time as she can on Lake Concordia and in the outdoors, and her love for the lake and the waters around it inspired her to found Friends of Lake Concordia as a public charity.

Dixon Cole, Treasurer.

See you on the water.