Ouachita Brownfield Coalition Issues Final Technical Report

Wrapping up the third and final year of their EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant, the City of Monroe and their Brownfield Coalition partners, the City of West Monroe, and the Ouachita Parish Police Jury recently submitted their Final Technical Report to the Environmental Protection Agency. Among their highlights, the cities of Monroe and West Monroe prioritized brownfield sites along the Ouachita River and created the Ouachita Parish Brownfields Revitalization Plan that re-envisions riverfront redevelopment with an emphasis on six catalytic sites. The Brownfield Revitalization Plan offers strategic recommendations for community driven and market-supported reuse concepts and included a funding resource roadmap of curated resources for both clean-up and subsequent redevelopment costs. For more information about the brownfield redevelopment opportunities in Ouachita Parish, check out the Coalition's brownfield website at www.ouachitacoalition.com.