[StBernard] La. Recovery Day to be Held Saturday in Houston, 30 Other Locations

[Westley Annis]

La. Recovery Planning Day Open House to be Held Saturday in Houston

31 Events Now Scheduled in La., Ga.,Tenn. and Texas



BATON ROUGE, La.- The Louisiana Recovery Authority announced today that
Houston joins the list of 31 locations throughout Louisiana and the nation
where Louisiana Recovery Planning Day events will be held this Saturday. 

The Houston open house will be held at the Hyatt Regency in the Market Place
Exhibit Hall, which is located at 1200 Louisiana Street in Houston, TX. The
open house will be conducted from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. this Saturday, January
21. Displaced Louisiana residents are invited to stop by throughout the day
to give input on rebuilding their communities. No appointments are
necessary.

Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco proclaimed Saturday "Louisiana Recovery
Planning Day." The day will be marked with open house meetings throughout
Louisiana and the nation to allow people to express local needs and define a
community-based vision for recovery. 

The open houses are designed to gather public input that will be used to
identify priority recovery issues unique to each community as well as to
define each community's recovery principles, visions and goals. Participants
will be asked to share their thoughts and ideas via feedback forms, notes
placed on maps and charts, and one-on-one discussions with planning team
members. The open houses will also provide an opportunity for parish
planners to share information about the long-term community recovery
planning process. 

Louisiana Recovery Planning Day is an important part of the Long Term
Community Planning (LTCR) effort, which is being coordinated through the
Louisiana Recovery Authority in partnership with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and other local, state and federal agencies. 

Louisiana Recovery Planning Day will consist of a series of 31 open house
meetings held concurrently in impacted parishes across Louisiana, as well as
in a number of national locations where large numbers of displaced
Louisianans are residing. This will serve as the first of several
opportunities for Louisiana citizens and community organizations to have an
impact on the recovery planning effort in their parishes.

The complete list of open house events and locations is attached below. By
conducting open house events in these locations, more than 80 percent of
those displaced from their homes will be within commuting distance from an
organized open house event.

Out-of-State Open Houses

Austin
University of Texas
Frank C Erwin Special Events Center- Lone Star Room
1701 Red River Street
Austin, TX

Atlanta
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel- Downtown 
165 Courtland Street
Atlanta, GA 

Dallas
Dallas Convention Center
650 S Griffin Street
Dallas, TX

Houston
Hyatt Regency- Market Place Exhibit Hall
1200 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX

Memphis
University of Memphis
University Center- University Room
208 University Center
Memphis, TN

San Antonio
Alamo Community College District
Advanced Technology Center-Kelly USA Building
312 Tinker Drive
San Antonio, TX


Louisiana Open Houses

Alexandria
LSU Alexandria-Brumfield Caffey Annex
8100 Highway 71 South
Alexandria, LA

Baton Rouge
Galvez Building- Conference Center
602 North Fifth Street
Baton Rouge, LA

Lafayette
Heymann Center
1373 S College Road
Lafayette, LA

Monroe
Louisiana Delta Community College
1201 Bayou Drive
Monroe, LA

Shreveport
Centenary College
Kilpatrick Auditorium in the R.E. Smith Building
Just off King's Highway and Woodlawn
Shreveport, LA


Parish-Specific Open Houses

Allen Parish Community Storefront
130 W. 6th Avenue
Oberlin, LA

Beauregard Parish
DeRidder High School
723 O'Neal Street
DeRidder, LA

Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles Civic Center
900 Lakeshore Drive, 2nd Floor
Lake Charles, LA

Cameron Parish- (10 AM- 8PM)
Grand Lake High School- Gym
1039 Hwy 384
Lake Charles, LA

Iberia Parish Community Storefront
113 West Main Street
New Iberia, LA

Jefferson Parish Community Storefront (1 of 2)
4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 18
Metairie, LA

Jefferson Davis Community Storefront (1 of 2)
108 N. Railroad Avenue
Welsh, LA

Lafourche Parish
Greater Lafourche Port Commission
16819 E. Main Street
Galliano, LA

Orleans Parish
Dryades YMCA
2220 O.C. Haley Blvd. 
(at the corner of Jackson Avenue)
New Orleans, LA

Plaquemines Parish Community Storefront
8495 Highway 23
Belle Chasse, LA

St. Bernard Parish Community Storefront
8103 F W Judge Perez Drive
Chalmette, LA

St. Charles Parish Community Storefront
124 Apple Street
Norco, LA

St. Mary Parish Community Storefront
521 Main Street
Patterson, LA

St. Tammany Parish Community Storefront
124 Gerard Street
Mandeville, LA

Tangipahoa Parish Community Storefront
313 East Oak Street
Amite, LA

Terrebonne Parish Community Storefront
Town Hall
805 Barrow Street
Houma, LA

Vermilion Parish Community Storefront (10 AM- 7 PM)
102 N. Henry
Abbeville, LA

Vernon Parish
WLFF Auditorium
278 H M Stevens Road
Leesville, LA

Washington Parish Community Storefront
1004 Bene Street
Franklinton, LA
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The LRA, a 26- member body appointed by Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
to identify and prioritize short and long-term needs of the recovery, is the
planning and coordinating body that will assist in implementing the
Governor's vision for the recovery of Louisiana. It will seek out and value
local input as it plans and implements the recovery. For more information,
visit the LRA website at www.lra.louisiana.gov
<http://keelson.eatel.net/websites/la.gov/action.cfm?md=communication&task=a
ddClick&msg_ID=768&ID=d%5Bi4eKi9nwn4&redirect=http://www.lra.louisiana.gov>
. 

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The Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation (LDRF), Louisiana's fund for
Louisiana's people, has been established by Governor Kathleen Babineaux
Blanco in order to support long-term family restoration and recovery and
help provide assistance to our cit! izens in need through a network of
Louisiana charities and non-profit agencies. 

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