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11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<br />
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.<br />
LMA MID-WINTER CONFERENCE<br />
FEBRUARY 19 - 2 0 , 2019<br />
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL<br />
BATON ROUGE<br />
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019<br />
“ FUNDING THE FUTURE OF YOUR MUNICIPALITY”<br />
REGISTRATION<br />
EXHIBITS<br />
Welcome<br />
Honorable Harry Lewis, Mayor, Town of Rayville, LMA President<br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Congressman Garret Graves, U.S. House of Representatives, 6 th District [Invited]<br />
1:45 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. BREAK<br />
1:50 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.<br />
2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. BREAK<br />
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.<br />
LMA MID-WINTER CONFERENCE<br />
FEBRUARY 19-20, 2019<br />
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL • BATON ROUGE<br />
Managing Aging Water Infrastructure<br />
Dr. Carrie Castille, State Director, USDA<br />
Leslie Durham, Special Assistant to Governor, Governor’s Designee to the Delta Regional Authority<br />
Transportation Issues<br />
Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development<br />
Marie Walsh, PhD, Director, Louisiana Local Technical Assistance Program<br />
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. BREAK<br />
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Broadband Opportunities<br />
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.<br />
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.<br />
Louisiana Main Street Program<br />
Ray Scriber, MArch, MBA, Director, Louisiana Main Street, Office of Cultural Development<br />
Show Me the Money! Available LCDBG Grants<br />
Traci Watts, Director, LCDBG/LGAP/CWEF Programs, Office of Community Development<br />
5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. VENDOR RECEPTION<br />
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<br />
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.<br />
“CONGRATULATIONS, YOU’VE BEEN ELECTED! NOW WHAT?”<br />
REGISTRATION<br />
EXHIBITS<br />
Welcome<br />
USDA Funding and Available Programs<br />
Dr. Carrie Castille, State Director, USDA<br />
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. BREAK<br />
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.<br />
Best Fiscal Practices<br />
Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office<br />
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019<br />
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. VENDOR NETWORKING<br />
We’ve Got You Covered: RMI Programs and<br />
Services<br />
Jerry Cronin, General Manager, Risk Management, Inc.<br />
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.<br />
LUNCHEON<br />
KEYNOTE SPEAKER<br />
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.<br />
Public Records and Open Meetings<br />
Luke Donovan, Assistant Attorney General<br />
Louisiana Department of Justice<br />
Lauryn Sudduth, Assistant Attorney General<br />
Louisiana Department of Justice<br />
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. BREAK<br />
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.<br />
The Lawrason Act<br />
Jerry Guillot, Chief of Staff, Louisiana State Senate<br />
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. BREAK<br />
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.<br />
The Code of Governmental Ethics<br />
Brett Robinson, Attorney, Louisiana Ethics Commission<br />
5:00 p.m. ADJOURN<br />
LaMATS Programs and Services<br />
Cliff Palmer, Executive Director, LaMATS<br />
The Nuts and Bolts of Financing and Capital<br />
Outlay<br />
Government Consultants, Inc.<br />
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