Toledo Bend Lake Association

ABOUT THE TOLEDO BEND LAKE ASSOCIATION

WHO WE ARE

• We are organization of people involved in the betterment of Toledo Bend Lake and its surrounding area and communities.
• Our membership totals over 300 people from many places and with varying backgrounds, education and occupations.
• We are not a political organization, nor do we have any affiliation with any state or federal agency.
• We are a registered 501C3 non-profit organization in the state of Louisiana

WHAT WE DO:

• We hold monthly Membership Meetings
  • TBLA members get together in an informal social meeting the first Thursday of each month at SRA’s San Miguel Park Lodge located off of Carter's Ferry Road.
  • We enjoy good food and fellowship, and discuss the business of the Association at our meetings.
  • We invite informal speakers to keep us abreast of environmental and public issues that could affect the QUALITY OF LIFE in and around Toledo Bend Lake.
• We fund and support projects and events in, on and around the Lake.
  Examples include:
  • Annually holding the Bass Unlimited Poster Sales, Banquet and Auction to raise funds to support numerous public projects.
  • Purchased and donated a Pro Drive shallow draft boat to LDWF to be used to spray & control Giant Salvinia
  • Supported public training sessions to learn how to control Giant Salvinia
  • Contributed funds to help SRA purchase a stump cutting barge to clear boat lanes.
  • Purchased materials to build public fishing piers at SRA’s Pleasure Point and Pendleton Bridge Recreation Areas.
  • Funded lighting upgrade in Hemphill, TX Library and East Sabine Nutritional Center.
  • Contributed funds to support the Sabine Parish Humane Society
  • Provided significant leadership and volunteer support for the first BassMaster Elite Tournament on Toledo Bend in 2011.
  • With SRA, jointly funded a floating pier at Cypress Bend Park for mooring boats during tournaments and other events.
  • Purchased materials for SRA installation of lights under the east end of Pendleton Bridge (LA Hwy. 6) and Lanana Bayou Bridge (LA Hwy. 191).
  • Released thousands of Florida strain bass fingerlings into the Lake
  • Purchased boat lane buoy materials installed by LA SRA to provide safer waterway travel.
  • Purchased computer equipment for the public libraries in Toledo Town, LA. & Hemphill, TX.
  • Purchased a Habitat Barge for Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) primarily for use on Toledo Bend
  • Funded an Artificial Reef program in which TBLA members and LDWF fisheries personnel built and installed artificial reefs in the Lake.
  • Purchased multi-channel communications radios for LDWF enforcement agents to improve communications and safety during emergencies in the Toledo Bend Lake area.

We Have a Membership Elected Board

TBLA’s Board of Directors consists of 12 members from which a President, First and Second Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary are elected by the Board at the January meeting to serve one year. Four of the twelve board positions are vacated annually, and the TBLA membership elects replacements during December of each year. Each board member serves a term of three years.