Louisiana Coastal Impact Assistance Plan - Coastal Protection and ...

On March 23, 2006, Gerald Duszynski of LDNR made a presentation to the
Louisiana Ports Association in Lake Charles, providing information on the
CIAP and Louisiana’s CIAP related goals and Plan formulation schedule.
On April 5, 2006, Greg Grandy, Will Norman, and Daniel Dearmond (LDNR
Engineer) of LDNR reviewed Assumption Parish CIAP project proposals with
John Boudreaux of Assumption Parish in Napoleonville.
On April 10, 2006, Greg Grandy, Will Norman, and Chris Williams (LDNR
Engineer) of LDNR met with Parish President Nickie Monica, Natalie
Robottom, Virgil Rayneu, Ralph Bean, Paul Oncale, and Adrian Labat of St.
John the Baptist Parish in LaPlace to review that parish’s CIAP project
proposals.
On April 24, 2006, Greg Grandy, Will Norman, and Dewey Billodeau (LDNR
Engineer) of LDNR reviewed Iberia Parish’s CIAP project proposals with Jim
Anderson of that parish in New Iberia.
On April 25, 2006, Greg Grandy, Will Norman, and Tom Bernard of LDNR
reviewed Plaquemines Parish CIAP project proposals with Andrew MacInnes
of Plaquemines Parish in Belle Chasse.
On April 27, 2006, Greg Grandy, Will Norman, and Chris Williams of LDNR
reviewed St. Bernard Parish’s CIAP project proposals with Parish President
Henry Rodriguez and parish staff member Charlie Reppel in Chalmette,
Louisiana.
On May 5, 2006, LDNR hosted a CIAP workshop for the Parishes Against
Coastal Erosion organization at the LaSalle Building in Baton Rouge. The
goal of the meeting was to answer questions and clarify issues regarding the
Draft CIAP Plan guidance issued by the MMS in May 2006.
On May 9, 2006, Greg Grandy, Will Norman, and Project Manager Ralph
Libersat of LDNR reviewed Vermilion Parish’s CIAP project proposals with
W.P. “Judge” Edwards III and Sherrill Sagrera of the Vermilion Parish
Coastal Advisory Committee in Abbeville.
On May 16, 2006, Greg Grandy and Will Norman of LDNR reviewed St.
Tammany Parish CIAP project proposals with Greg Gordon of St. Tammany
Parish at the LDNR office in Baton Rouge.
By May 22, 2006 (the deadline for CIAP proposals), LDNR had received 222
proposals involving the use of the State’s CIAP funds, and an additional 104
proposals involving the parishes’ share of those funds.
On June 14, 2006, Greg Grandy of LDNR gave a general update to the
CWPPRA Task Force’s Technical Committee in Baton Rouge on the status of
the Louisiana CIAP Plan development process and how LDNR would
coordinate CIAP project activities with CWPPRA.
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