Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments will share draft strategies of projects with residents of Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Terrebonne parishes during late October and early November.
In this fourth round of engagement, residents will have the opportunity to review and provide feedback on the draft strategies developed by the LA SAFE team after several rounds of collaborative meetings over the course of the year.
These draft strategies will be presented in a variety of settings that could include focused discussions with participants from previous meetings, including public and elected officials; casual open-house gatherings; or table presentations at local festivals and other public spaces. The planning team will take these final suggestions into consideration as they complete the design of one adaptation strategy for each parish that addresses challenges and opportunities unique to that parish.
The result of two months of research and planning, these draft strategies follow a third round of meetings at the parish level, where residents engaged in interactive roundtable activities that showed the LA SAFE team what types of projects, programs and policy recommendations work best for their parish.
We look forward to hearing from you, the most important stakeholders, on how we should finish this crucial first step in a long-term process to adapt to a changing coastline. Please check out these engagement opportunities.
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LA SAFE is managed by the Louisiana Office of Community Development’s Disaster Recovery Unit in partnership with the Foundation for Louisiana’s Coastal Resilience Leverage Fund.
Here are the upcoming meetings and events in the area:
JEFFERSON PARISH
LA SAFE Community Meeting
Tuesday, Oct. 17 (5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.) — Mel Ott Recreation Center, 2301 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna
LA SAFE Community Meeting — Public Open House
Wednesday, Oct. 18 (4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.) — East Bank Regional Library (Jefferson Room), 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie
LAFOURCHE PARISH
LA SAFE Community Meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 7 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) — Mathews Government Complex, 4876 La. Hwy. 1, Mathews
PLAQUEMINES PARISH
LA SAFE Community Meeting
Monday, Nov. 6 (4 p.m. – 6 p.m.) — Vietnamese Community Meeting, Buras Community Center/YMCA, 36342 La. Hwy. 11, Buras
Monday, Nov. 6 (6 p.m. – 8 p.m.) — Cambodian Community Meeting, Buras Community Center/YMCA, 36342 La. Hwy. 11, Buras
LA SAFE Community Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 9 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) — Port Sulphur YMCA/Community Center, 278 Civic Drive, Port Sulphur
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
LA SAFE Activity at Andouille Festival
Saturday, Oct. 14 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.) — Andouille Festival, St. John the Baptist Parish Community Center, 2900 U.S. Hwy. 51, LaPlace
ST. TAMMANY PARISH
LA SAFE Community Meeting — Public Open House
Tuesday, Oct. 24 (5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.) — Bogue Falaya Hall, 317 N. Jefferson Ave., Covington
LA SAFE Public Open House
Thursday, Oct. 26 (5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.) — Slidell Municipal Auditorium, 2056 Second St., Slidell
TERREBONNE PARISH
LA SAFE Activity at Rougarou Fest
Saturday, Oct. 21 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) — Rougarou Fest, 7856 Main St., Houma
