Calcasieu Parish Citizens Invited To Town Hall Meetings
Release Date: December 7, 2005
Release Number: 1603-205
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Local citizens, businesses and organizational leaders are invited to attend the Calcasieu Community Town Hall Meetings to give input on the recovery process. Calcasieu Parish officials, the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are facilitating these meetings. The meetings will involve the public in efforts to define the vision for the community recovery and in identifying critical priorities. Several meetings are scheduled throughout December to give residents and stakeholders of the parish an opportunity to voice their ideas and concerns.
The Calcasieu Town Hall Meetings are from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be held at:
Thursday, Dec. 8
Iowa Community Center
207 W. Highway 90
Iowa, LA
Monday, Dec. 12
MLK Center
2009 N. Simmons
Lake Charles, LA
Sulphur City Court
802 S. Huntington St .
Sulphur, LA
Tuesday, Dec. 13
DeQuincy City Hall
300 N. Holly
DeQuincy, LA
MSU Hardtner Hall
550 Sale Road
Lake Charles, LA
Vinton City Hall
1200 Horridge St
Vinton, LA
Managan Recreation Center
1000 McKinley St.
Lake Charles, LA
"There's a big opportunity for everyone in their community to have a say in how they want to rebuild and recover from this disaster. Calcasieu can really take ownership of its own recovery," said Calcasieu Parish Long-Term Community Recovery Lead Nan Johnson.
Citizens will have an opportunity to share their ideas with Long-Term Recovery Representatives and planners, engineers, architects and other community development professionals. Local input will be integrated with regional and statewide strategies to help direct state and federal recovery assistance. To encourage citizen participation, an awareness campaign features the theme: "Louisiana Speaks. Our Voice. Our Plan. Our Future."
The Louisiana Recovery Authority is the planning and coordinating body that will assist in implementing the Governor's vision for the recovery of Louisiana. The authority will identify and prioritize the short- and long-term needs of the recovery. The authority will seek out and value local input as it plans and implements the recovery.
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program.
Last Modified: Thursday, 08-Dec-2005 09:36:33