One is known as an “alligator ambassador” for his wildlife work and another has spent decades fighting to restore Louisiana’s fading coast.
Both are now being honored with a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the state’s oldest coastal advocacy group.
David Muth, formerly with the National Park Service, and Mark Shirley, a retired agent with the Louisiana Sea Grant and the LSU AgCenter, are this year’s honorees for the annual awards handed out by the New Orleans-based Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana…