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Save the Date! - October 5 & 6, 2022 - Louisiana Brownfields Conference - Gray, LA

Save the Date!

Louisiana Brownfields Conference

Oct. 5 & 6, 2022

Terrebonne Parish Library - North Branch

4130 West Park Avenue, Gray, LA 70359

Does your community have abandoned buildings, old gas stations, junk yards or other potentially contaminated property that you would like to see redeveloped? Are you thinking about buying an abandoned property to help it reach its potential? Are you hesitant to move forward due to concerns over environmental liability and possible cleanup expenses? Redeveloping abandoned, idled, or underutilized real property (a.k.a. a Brownfield site) is both a challenge and an opportunity. Join South Central Planning and Development Commission, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program (TAB) at Kansas State University and the Louisiana Brownfields Association for a FREE 2-day workshop October 5-6, 2022, to fill up your tool box with resources and information to put these sites back into productive use and help spur further economic and community revitalization.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (‘RFP’) ISSUED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW LIFE CENTER

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

OPELOUSAS, LA (January 19, 2022) The City of Opelousas, LA in partnership with St. Landry Economic Development (SLED), The Acadiana Planning Commission (APC), and the Opelousas Downtown Development District (ODDD) is pleased to issue this Request for Proposals (‘RFP’) for the redevelopment of the New Life Center and associated parcel of land (‘NLC Redevelopment Site,’ ‘Site,’ or ‘Project’) located in Downtown Opelousas, Louisiana under the jurisdiction, custody, and control of the City of Opelousas. The New Life Center Redevelopment Site is in the heart of Downtown Opelousas and offers tremendous potential for a mixed-use redevelopment and advances the goals of the Opelousas Downtown Development Districts Master Plan. For more information, click here.

Why you should join LBA

It's nearly membership renewal time! Here's a reminder of the benefits of being an LBA member. Look for our membership renewal email in the coming weeks!

LBA MISSION

LBA’s mission is to promote a broad range of Brownfields-related objectives and initiatives, including environmental restoration, economic revitalization, natural resource preservation, conservation and recreational-based beneficial reuse, enhancement of financial and regulatory incentives, job creation and training, public health, environmental equity and justice and community outreach and education.

LBA METHOD

The LBA strives to accomplish this mission through partnership with a diverse membership that includes a wide variety of stakeholders, including property owners; developers; local, State, and Federal agency representatives; urban and regional planners; regulatory experts; community leaders; legal experts; financial and insurance industry representatives; environmental professionals, and other parties that may be interested in promoting Brownfield-related goals.

LBA recently received funding from EPA’s outreach contractor, Kansas State University (KSU) Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB), to provide outreach and assistance in Louisiana. In addition, LBA now works in partnership with KSU TAB to facilitate a structured engagement to share ideas with other KSU TAB partners throughout the US. This partnership enables the LBA to provide our members with the latest technical insights supported by national experience.

JOIN US!

The LBA is a non-profit organization and is looking for interested individuals who would like to play an important role in shaping Brownfields redevelopment in Louisiana. Please consider joining LBA as an individual or corporate member. Member benefits include: