Working for Our Coast – Restore or Retreat, Inc.
Thursday, May 19, 2016 9am-5pm Nicholls State University Ballroom, Thibodaux, LA
DRAFT AGENDA (Will be continuously updated):
8:30 Registration
Coffee and pastries
9:00 Welcome Remarks Simone Maloz, Executive Director, Restore or Retreat Dr. Bruce Murphy, Nicholls State University
9:10 Restore or Retreat Introduction Simone Maloz, Executive Director, Restore or Retreat
9:15 State of the Sector – Water Management in Louisiana Robin Barnes, GNO, Inc.
9:30 Planning for Coastal Restoration in Louisiana (30 minutes presentation, 15 minutes Q & A): An Update on Louisiana’s 2017 Master Plan and Industry Update Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Implementation Team
10:15 15 minute coffee break
10:30 Regional and Local Planning (35 minutes and 10 min Q&A): Priorities for each and how to get their business Moderator: Simone Maloz, Restore or Retreat Regional Levee Districts- Dwayne Bourgeois of North Lafourche Levee District, Reggie Dupre of Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District and Windell Curole of the South Lafourche Levee District Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District- Ben Malbrough, PE, Executive Director Coastal Leadership from Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish (Invited)
11:15 Lessons Learned from the Front Line (Panel) (35 minutes and 10 min Q & A): Moderator: Scott Kirkpatrick, Coast Builders Leadership from leading coastal restoration firms
12:00 Break, Lunch Registration
12:10 Lunch
12:25 Introduction of Keynote Speaker Chett Chiasson, Executive Director, Greater Lafourche Port Commission
Keynote (20 minutes presentation 15 minutes Q & A): Johnny Bradberry, Chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and Governor’s Assistant for Coastal Activities
1:00 Break
1:30 Breakouts LAPELS Ethics- Chris Knotts 2017 Master Plan Modelling Updates- CPRA Flood Risk and Resiliency Viewer- CPRA Interactive Project Map- CPRA 2017 State Master Plan- Water Institute of the Gulf South Louisiana Economic Council Louisiana Economic Development Terrebonne Economic Development Authority Small Business Development Center Procurement Technical Assistance Center Public Bid Law
1:45 Break
2:00 Repeat Breakouts
2:45 Break
3:00 Repeat Breakouts
4:00 Conclusion and Evaluations