[StBernard] Tonight on LPB: "Coastal Comeback: Louisiana and Mississippi After Katrina"

[Westley Annis]

Tonight on LPB: "Coastal Comeback: Louisiana and Mississippi After Katrina"

La. Speaks Champions and Supporters Blakely, Leger and Milling to appear

Almost three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the
Mississippi Gulf Coast, Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) and Mississippi
Public Broadcasting (MPB) have joined forces for a new special called
Coastal Comeback: Louisiana and Mississippi After Katrina. The one-hour
program will air Wednesday, August 20 at 7PM on both LPB and MPB and 9PM on
WLAE-TV32 in New Orleans. It will be rebroadcast on LPB on Sunday, August 24
at 4PM. 

This special edition of Louisiana Pubic Square explores the state of
recovery by recording town hall meetings in Bay St. Louis and New Orleans.
The one hour program combines highlights from the two public forums to
provide a unique perspective on three important areas critical to recovery:
housing, the economy and the governmental response following the storm. The
town hall audiences include citizens recruited at random, invited members of
local neighborhood associations, church groups and other non-governmental
organizations and special guests representing local culture. A panel of
experts intimately involved in the recovery in Louisiana and Mississippi
answer questions from the audience. 

Louisiana panelists include: 

Dr. Edward Blakely - Recovery Administrator for New Orleans 
Walter Leger, Jr. - Chairman of the LRA Housing Taskforce 
King Milling - Vice-Chairman of Whitney Bank 
Karen Rowley - Special Projects Manager, Public Affairs Research Council 

LPB President Beth Courtney and LSU Professor Craig Freeman host the
program. A one hour "live blog" will follow the program at
www.lpb.org/coastalcomeback
<http://www.louisianaspeaks.org/redir.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lpb.org%2Fco
astalcomeback> .

To find out more, click here
<http://www.louisianaspeaks.org/LPBspecial.html> . 

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Louisiana Speaks is a long-term planning initiative of the Louisiana
Recovery Authority (LRA) that is supported with private funds provided
through the LRA Support Foundation. In the wake of the destruction caused by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana Speaks initiative works toward
the development of a sustainable, long-term vision for South Louisiana. This
work combines the efforts of local, state and federal partners along with
many experts, stakeholders and citizens into a comprehensive approach that
will guide recovery and growth over the next 50 years.