LA SAFE (Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments) Announces their 5th Round of upcoming meetings in St. John, Terrebonne and Lafourche

To address our changing coastline and increased flood risk across our communities and economies, the LA SAFE process is an innovative approach to community adaptation. In order to plan for a more resilient future, we created a planning process that integrates planning expertise, science, and most importantly, community members across the coast who are facing the challenge firsthand.

Please make an effort to attend a LASAFE meeting in your parish:

LAFOURCHE PARISH
Monday, Dec. 18 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the Mathews Government Complex located at 4876 La. Hwy. 1, Mathews, LA.

TERREBONNE PARISH
Wednesday, Dec. 6 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma, LA.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Monday, Dec. 11 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the LaPlace Elementary School, 393 Greenwood Drive, LaPlace, LA.

For more information, please visit the LASAFE website.

Friendly Reminder: LIDEA to host one day sessions on the “Role of Elected Leaders in Economic Development” in five regions.

LIDEA along with their partners; LMA, LED and CLECO will host a one day class on the “Role of Elected Leaders in Economic Development.” Local and state elected officals are encouraged to attend this FREE class to learn more about economic development efforts in Louisiana and the important part they play in the process.

The class will be held in five locations across Louisiana: Baton Rouge on September 7^th, Alexandria on September 13^th, Hammond on September 20^th, Lake Charles on September 27^th, and in Arcadia on October 4^th .  Each class will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. Lunch is included.

Each class will cover the same material in each location: Economic Development Fundmentals, Building a Team and Brand, Community and Economic Development and Thinking Regionally. The class will include three real case studies on projects in Louisiana where participants will use the information provided in the class lectures to determine the outcome they decide will best suit their local economy.

Reservations are required and must be made no later than the Friday proceeding the class which you   plan to attend. There is no cost to attend and lunch included free of charge.  For more information and to secure your reservation, please contact Cami Barlow via email at cbarlow@lma.org.

AGENDA Elected Leaders Class 2017 

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LA SAFE—Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments Parish-wide Meetings

The parishwide meetings will allow residents to begin the process of drafting strategies based on the feedback generated during the community-meeting process. This will lead to the design of specific parishwide adaptation strategies with at least one project, program or policy that would be funded through LA SAFE—a planning initiative coordinated by the Louisiana Office of Community Development’s (OCD) Disaster Recovery Unit, in partnership with Foundation for Louisiana’s Coastal Resilience Leverage Fund. The LA SAFE planning process will conclude with the final adaptation of a plan for each parish by the end of 2017.

Residents can follow the planning process and receive updates on the LA SAFE initiative at LASAFE.la.gov, the LA SAFE Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram (all @livelasafe).

A full list of the upcoming parishwide meetings is below. All meetings are 6 – 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Food will be provided. Anyone requiring special assistance to participate in a meeting, or who requires childcare or transportation to attend, should contact Foundation for Louisiana at 504.517.5292 at least five working days prior to the meeting.

NOTE: If you’d like to let us know that you’re coming, click on the link to the meeting’s time and venue below; that will take you to the Facebook event page for that meeting.

JEFFERSON PARISH
Wednesday, Aug. 2 — Mel Ott Recreation Center, 2301 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna

LAFOURCHE PARISH
Wednesday, July 26 — Mathews Government Complex, 4876 La. Hwy. 1, Mathews

PLAQUEMINES PARISH
Monday, July 24 — Port Sulphur YMCA/Community Center, 278 Civic Drive, Port Sulphur

Monday, July 31 (4 – 6 p.m.) — Vietnamese community at Buras Community Center/YMCA, 36364 U.S. Hwy. 11, Buras

Monday, July 31 (6 – 8 p.m.) — Cambodian community at Buras Community Center/YMCA, 36364 U.S. Hwy. 11, Buras

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Thursday, Aug. 3 — St. John the Baptist Parish Community Center, 2900 U.S. Hwy. 51, LaPlace

ST. TAMMANY
Thursday, July 27 — Lakeshore High School, 26301 La. Hwy. 1088, Mandeville

TERREBONNE PARISH
Tuesday, Aug. 1 — Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma

Public Notice: Request for Qualifications | Civic Center Blvd. @ Valhi Blvd. Study

Notice is hereby given that the South Central Planning and Development Commission is requesting qualification statements for the following project.

Civic Center Blvd @ Valhi Blvd Study
State Project No. H.012859
F.A.P. No. H012859

An outline of the desired scope of work is included in this document: Civic Center Roundabout Stage 0 Scope.

Contract services are expected to commence after the contract is awarded at the October 26, 2017 Houma-Thibodaux Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Transportation Policy Committee meeting and will be completed by November 30th. This is a non-negotiated lump sum contract in the amount of $10,410. All interested firms are invited to submit their qualifications for undertaking the above study. This project and SCPDC Notice to Proceed are predicated upon federal funding authorization.

Interested firms shall furnish sufficient technical and supervisory personnel to insure expeditious completion of the work. Firms with demonstrated experience, competence, and qualifications pertinent to the above project are being sought. Socially and economically disadvantaged firms are encouraged to submit qualifications for undertaking the above mentioned work.

Qualification statements are to be submitted on Standard Form DOTD 24-102, “Professional Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project.” Submit your qualifications on Standard Form DOTD 24-102 on a CD or flash drive as a single PDF file (one copy) along with four hard (paper) copies of the completed 24-102 forms. Experience, both firm and individual; past performance on Commission projects; current work load; location where work will be performed and firm size will be the significant evaluation factors which will be used in selecting a firm for the above study. Failure to submit all of the information required on Standard Form DOTD 24-102, for the prime and each sub-consultant, will constitute a non-response.

Letters of interest and qualification statements are to be identified by Project Title and Project Number and are to be submitted prior to the 12:00 noon deadline on Thursday, August 3, 2017 by mail addressed as follows:

Ms. Julie Boudreaux
South Central Planning and Development Commission
P.O. Box 1870
Gray, LA 70359

Or hand-delivered to

South Central Planning & Development Commission
C/O Julie Boudreaux
5058 West Main Street
Houma, LA 70395

All inquiries should be sent in writing to: julie@scpdc.org.

Delta Regional Authority issues DeltaCorps funding opportunity for local organizations

January 30, 2017

Financial support will deploy AmeriCorps members across region

MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) will provide funding for high-performing local organizations across its eight-state region to help improve economic opportunity in their communities. DRA anticipates having DeltaCorps member slots available beginning September 2017.

Notices of intent to apply for funding must be submitted by April 28 and completed applications are due May 12. The Notice of Intent to Apply and the full Notice of Funding Opportunity can be found on the DRA website at dra.gov/deltacorps. Organizations with a focus on economic opportunity and workforce development are strongly encouraged to apply. Continue Reading Delta Regional Authority Press Release.