LWI Extends Round 2 Deadline to May 31, offers Technical Assistance Sessions

The Louisiana Watershed Initiative is extending the deadline to submit pre-applications for Round 2 project funding to May 31. The extended deadline will allow more time to help applicants submit their project pre-applications.

LWI is hosting technical assistance sessions for eligible applicants in each region as listed below. To sign up for an in-person, one-on-one session, click here or email watershed@la.gov. There are virtual sessions available as well, with times and dates listed below.

Region 1

May 1: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Coordinating & Development Corporation

4000 Viking Drive, Suite A-1

Bossier City, La. 71111

 

May 2: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Natchitoches City Hall

700 2nd St.

Natchitoches, La. 71457

 

Region 2

May 3: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Jackson Parish Courthouse

500 E. Court St., Room 301

Jonesboro, La. 71251

 

May 4: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning & Development District

1239 Jackson St., Suite 101

Alexandria, La. 71301

 

Region 3

May 9: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Ouachita Parish Police Jury

100 Bry St.

Monroe, La. 71201

 

Region 4

May 8: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

SEED Center

4310 Ryan St.

Conference Room B/C

Lake Charles, La. 70605

 

Region 5

May 10: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Acadiana Planning Commission

101 Jefferson St.

First Floor Conference Room

Lafayette, La. 70501

 

May 11: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Same address as above

 

Regions 6 & 8

May 18: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Assumption Parish Police Jury

4813 Highway 1

Napoleonville, La. 70390

 

Region 7

May 15: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Capital Region Planning Commission

14734 S. Harrells Ferry Road

Suite B

Baton Rouge, La. 70816

 

May 16: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Same address as above

 

Region 9

May 17: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Amite River Basin Commission

3535 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd.

Suite 135

Baton Rouge, La. 70816

 

Virtual appointments via Teams or Zoom

May 5: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

May 12: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

May 18: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

May 19: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

May 22-26: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

 

Round 2 is part of LWI’s Local and Regional Projects grant program, which distributes project funding in three rounds. For more information and the pre-application survey, click here. For questions, contact watershed@la.gov or the watershed coordinator for your region.

 

About the Louisiana Watershed Initiative

Gov. John Bel Edwards established the Council on Watershed Management in 2018, which serves as the coordinated, interagency organization at the state level for watershed-based flood risk reduction. The Louisiana Watershed Initiative serves as the Council’s programmatic arm under which all related efforts operate.