Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land last night named John Walther as Louisiana’s 2017 Cox Conserves Hero during an opening reception at the Center for Planning Excellence’s (CPEX) Louisiana Smart Growth Summit. Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana (CCA Louisiana), Walther’s nonprofit beneficiary, will receive $10,000. Walther was among the three finalists who were nominated by the public then chosen by local judging panels to compete in an online vote for the title of Louisiana’s Cox Conserves Hero. Read more: http://bit.ly/2hSZpjx