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As a federally tax-exempt IRS 501 (c)(3) organization, COLAA must generate the lion's share of its funding from individual members. Additionally, greater membership means greater strength to accomplish our common goals.
COLAA was founded in 1981 as the "Coalition of Louisiana Animal Activists" and incorporated in early 1982. Ours is the oldest continuously active statewide humane activist group and still the most extensive network of animal activists in Louisiana. COLAA was founded by Holly Frederick Reynolds, the grand dame of the modern humane movement in Louisiana and the founder of such other important Louisiana humane groups as:
St. Tammany Humane Society http://www.sttammanyhumanesociety.org
Capital Area Animal Welfare Society http://www.caaws.org
To the present time, Holly Reynolds continues to guide and inspire our work.
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Four COLAA board members are dedicated to the needs of the animal shelters and animal protection groups and individuals in Louisiania's 64 parishes. Your Regional Representatives are knowledgeable and experienced when it comes to animal welfare issues.
The Four Regions of COLAA
NORTH - Parishes of: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, East Carroll, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachia, Red River, Richland, Union, Webster, West Carroll CENTRAL - Parishes of: Avoyelles, Calwell, Catahoula, Franklin, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Tensas, Vernon, Winn SOUTHWEST - Parishes of: Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Mary, Vermilion SOUTHEAST - Parishes of: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Point Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana
The resident wildlife may be unseen in this photo but we know the animals are somewhere inside.
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COLAA has facilitated the formation of a number of humane organizations. We work cooperatively with other humane organizations, animal control agencies, activist groups, and rescuers to achieve common goals.
We participate in the Adopt-A-Classroom program of the National Association for Humane & Environmental Education (see Link below). Designed for students pre-K-6th grade level, this program promotes good citizenship, humane treatment of animals, and respect for the environment. Teachers also report that this program helps raise students' reading levels because of the enthusiasm it generates in young people. The cost of the program ($25 per year per classroom) is defrayed in part by local businesses working with COLAA.
Legislative Achievements
Court Battles
In 2000, during the presidency of Pinckney Wood, COLAA filed a lawsuit to stop a plan supported by high-ranking officials within the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to round up and permanently remove hundreds of wild horses from the lands of the Kisatchie National Forest.
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P.O. Box 3636
Pineville, LA 71361-3636