Call for Projects: Safe Routes to Public Places

DOTD has announced the 2018 Safe Routes to Public Places Program (SRTPPP) Call for Projects. Applications to fund projects for the purpose of improving safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users will be accepted from Monday, February 19, 2018 through Friday, April 20, 2018. Additional program information including the application, the submittal procedure, program guidelines, project funding, eligibility, selection and implementation may be found on the DOTD/SRTPPP website at the following link: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Multimodal/Highway_Safety/SRTPPP/Pages/default.aspx

The SCPDC Planning staff is available to assist your agency with its application. Please contact Cassie Parker at 985-851-2900 or cassie@scpdc.org for more information or if you have any questions.

SCPDC OFFICES CLOSED: JANUARY 17, 2018

Due to the weather conditions expected for Wednesday, January 17th, our offices will be closed.

LA SAFE (Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments) Announces their 5th Round of upcoming meetings in St. John, Terrebonne and Lafourche

To address our changing coastline and increased flood risk across our communities and economies, the LA SAFE process is an innovative approach to community adaptation. In order to plan for a more resilient future, we created a planning process that integrates planning expertise, science, and most importantly, community members across the coast who are facing the challenge firsthand.

Please make an effort to attend a LASAFE meeting in your parish:

LAFOURCHE PARISH
Monday, Dec. 18 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the Mathews Government Complex located at 4876 La. Hwy. 1, Mathews, LA.

TERREBONNE PARISH
Wednesday, Dec. 6 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma, LA.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Monday, Dec. 11 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) at the LaPlace Elementary School, 393 Greenwood Drive, LaPlace, LA.

For more information, please visit the LASAFE website.

Friendly Reminder: LIDEA to host one day sessions on the “Role of Elected Leaders in Economic Development” in five regions.

LIDEA along with their partners; LMA, LED and CLECO will host a one day class on the “Role of Elected Leaders in Economic Development.” Local and state elected officals are encouraged to attend this FREE class to learn more about economic development efforts in Louisiana and the important part they play in the process.

The class will be held in five locations across Louisiana: Baton Rouge on September 7^th, Alexandria on September 13^th, Hammond on September 20^th, Lake Charles on September 27^th, and in Arcadia on October 4^th .  Each class will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. Lunch is included.

Each class will cover the same material in each location: Economic Development Fundmentals, Building a Team and Brand, Community and Economic Development and Thinking Regionally. The class will include three real case studies on projects in Louisiana where participants will use the information provided in the class lectures to determine the outcome they decide will best suit their local economy.

Reservations are required and must be made no later than the Friday proceeding the class which you   plan to attend. There is no cost to attend and lunch included free of charge.  For more information and to secure your reservation, please contact Cami Barlow via email at cbarlow@lma.org.

AGENDA Elected Leaders Class 2017 

LEDC-Lidea-Information

Role of Elected Leaders press release

LA SAFE—Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments Parish-wide Meetings

The parishwide meetings will allow residents to begin the process of drafting strategies based on the feedback generated during the community-meeting process. This will lead to the design of specific parishwide adaptation strategies with at least one project, program or policy that would be funded through LA SAFE—a planning initiative coordinated by the Louisiana Office of Community Development’s (OCD) Disaster Recovery Unit, in partnership with Foundation for Louisiana’s Coastal Resilience Leverage Fund. The LA SAFE planning process will conclude with the final adaptation of a plan for each parish by the end of 2017.

Residents can follow the planning process and receive updates on the LA SAFE initiative at LASAFE.la.gov, the LA SAFE Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram (all @livelasafe).

A full list of the upcoming parishwide meetings is below. All meetings are 6 – 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Food will be provided. Anyone requiring special assistance to participate in a meeting, or who requires childcare or transportation to attend, should contact Foundation for Louisiana at 504.517.5292 at least five working days prior to the meeting.

NOTE: If you’d like to let us know that you’re coming, click on the link to the meeting’s time and venue below; that will take you to the Facebook event page for that meeting.

JEFFERSON PARISH
Wednesday, Aug. 2 — Mel Ott Recreation Center, 2301 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna

LAFOURCHE PARISH
Wednesday, July 26 — Mathews Government Complex, 4876 La. Hwy. 1, Mathews

PLAQUEMINES PARISH
Monday, July 24 — Port Sulphur YMCA/Community Center, 278 Civic Drive, Port Sulphur

Monday, July 31 (4 – 6 p.m.) — Vietnamese community at Buras Community Center/YMCA, 36364 U.S. Hwy. 11, Buras

Monday, July 31 (6 – 8 p.m.) — Cambodian community at Buras Community Center/YMCA, 36364 U.S. Hwy. 11, Buras

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Thursday, Aug. 3 — St. John the Baptist Parish Community Center, 2900 U.S. Hwy. 51, LaPlace

ST. TAMMANY
Thursday, July 27 — Lakeshore High School, 26301 La. Hwy. 1088, Mandeville

TERREBONNE PARISH
Tuesday, Aug. 1 — Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma