[StBernard] The LRA Progress Report for August 4

[Westley Annis]

Louisiana Recovery Authority <http://www.lra.louisiana.gov> 	 
The LRA Progress Report - August 4, 2006 

Creating a Personal Evacuation Plan 

The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness continues to monitor Tropical Storm Chris. While its ultimate path is difficult to predict, Louisiana residents should always be prepared for an emergency situation. Stay Healthy Louisiana offers six basic steps to develop a Family Readiness Plan. 

Click here <http://www.stayhealthyla.org/creating>  for more information. Families should also create their own evacuation plan, should they need to leave their homes. Click here for more information on evacuation plans and contra flow maps. <http://www.dotd.louisiana.gov/maps/> 

Louisiana Speaks Hosts Stakeholder Workshop in Houma Thibodaux Area 

The Louisiana Recovery Authority's long-range planning initiative, Louisiana Speaks, is hosting the fifth in a series of eight stakeholder workshops at Cypress Columns in Gray, LA today. Renowned planning teams will work with key civic leaders across South Louisiana to brainstorm possible scenarios for rebuilding the hurricane-affected region. Participants will be asked to offer ideas related to a regional infrastructure investment plan and a regional economic strategy that get Louisiana's cities working together for the benefit of all. Click here <http://louisianaspeaks.org/>  to learn more about the long-term community planning initiative.

LRA Urges Homeowners to Register for Road Home Housing Registry 

While more than 97,000 homeowners already have registered for the Road Home housing registry, it is estimated that more than 20,000 eligible homeowners have not yet submitted their information. Recent figures show several parishes have experienced a low turnout of eligible homeowners. Less than half of all eligible homeowners have registered with The Road Home in St. Tammany, Calcasieu and Terrebonne. If you think you may be eligible for assistance from the program, please register here <http://www.louisianarebuilds.info> . 

Upcoming events: 


Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Event: LRA Economic & Workforce Development Task Force meeting 
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Governor's Press Room, 4th Floor of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge

Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Event: Audit Committee Task Force
Time: 2:30 a.m.
Location: Oliver Pollock Room of the Galvez Conference Center, 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 

Thursday, August 10, 2006
Event: LRA Board of Directors meeting 
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE), which is in the Research Park of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, located at 537 Cajundome Boulevard in Lafayette. 

For a map, click here <http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=537%20Cajundome%20Blvd&city=Lafayette&state=LA&zipcode=&country=US&geodiff=1> . 

The dates of LRA Board of Directors meetings for the rest of 2006 are also posted on the LRA Web site (www.lra.louisiana.gov <http://www.lra.louisiana.gov> ). Meeting times and locations are subject to change.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Event: Southwest Louisiana Task Force
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Vermilion Parish Library, 405 East Saint Victor in Abbeville, La.

Meeting agendas are posted on the LRA Web site as soon as they are available. All meetings are open to the public.