Washington, D.C.  – U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., R-Lafayette, will hold a meeting with civic leaders from across Southwest Louisiana to discuss integrating strategies to attain federal and state funds for coastal restoration in the region. Boustany, who will be joined by Garret Graves, Director of the Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities and CPRA Chairman, plans to address reasons for disproportionate funding for Southwest Louisiana under the state’s FY2009 Coastal Restoration and Hurricane Protection draft plan.

 

 

Who:                      U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr.      and Director Garret Graves

 

What:                    Southwest Louisiana Coastal Restoration Meeting

 

When:                    Monday, February 11, 2008

 

Time:                     10 a.m. CST

Where:                   Lafayette Federal Courthouse

                                 800 Lafayette Street

                                 Lafayette, Louisiana

 

Members of the media who would like to attend are asked to RSVP to 337-235-6322 or to RSVPCoastal@mail.house.gov. In addition, no cameras will be allowed inside the Courthouse due to the Federal Holiday. A post-meeting press conference will be held outside the Courthouse immediately following the meeting where cameras will be allowed.

 

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