SLEC CEO to Speak at “Working for Our Coast”

April

18

Restore or Retreat will host Working for Our Coast: How Our Environment And Economy Can Work Together on Thursday, May 19, 2016. The event, presented by Chevron, will be held at the Nicholls State University Bollinger Student Union (Ballroom) from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Statewide Economic Development Summit Presented by Entergy

Leaders from industry, state and local government, and community organizations will be discussing insightful ways restoration and protection opportunities can benefit workers, industries, and communities.

Vic Lafont, CEO of the South Louisiana Economic Council, will join Jeb Bruneau to discuss business incentives for those companies interested in coastal work. Lafont’s session will be available at both 1:15 pm and 2:00 pm. For a full list of the day’s sessions, please visit the event website.

Hotel rooms are available at L’Auberge for $109 per night. To make a reservation, call (866) 261 – 7777 or visit www.lbatonrouge.com and use the code RBR55. This rate is available until April 1, 2016.

For more on the event, contact Mandi Magill at (225) 381-7135 or mandi@brac.org. If you are intersted in sponsoring the event, contact Lluvia Peveto at (225) 339-1174 or lluvia@brac.org.

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