Sept 19, 2016 Thank you for agreeing to serve on the Governor's Restore Louisiana Task Force

Published 7-13-2019 search group State Directors

From: Erin Monroe Wesley
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 9:58 AM
To: knapp@brac.org Don Pierson olivier@c100la.org sreilly@lamar.com mfaulk@centralcss.org
mayor@shreveportla.gov Johnny Bradberry shawndwilson@dota.louisiana.gov parich@lsu.edu
rjetson@me.com rharris@lma.org attyrol@aol.com jimmydurbin@bellsouth.net
jrobideaux@lafayettela.gov davennorris@hotmail.com commissioner@ldaf.state.us
james.ted@legis.la.gov morrishd@legis.state.la.us poper@legis.state.la.us shadoinr@legis.la.gov
suelkins@cox.net Jacqui Vines jvineswyatt@gmail.com

Cc: Pat Forbes Rowdy Gaudet Lori Dupont Erin Monroe WesleySubject: Restore Louisiana Task Force

Good Morning -
Thank you for agreeing to serve on the Governor's Restore Louisiana Task Force, which is charged with establishing short and long-term priorities in developing plans for recovery and redevelopment throughout the state of Louisiana as a result of the March and August flooding events. Our first meeting of the task force will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., in House Committee Room 5 at the Louisiana State Capitol. Please let us know if you are able to attend by responding to Lori Dupont, copied here, at Lori.Dupont@la.gov. I have attached the following documents for your review and records in preparation for our first meeting:

Executive Order JBE No. 16-65 creating the Restore Louisiana Task Force
A letter from Governor Edwards to President Obama dated August 23, 2016
A letter from Governor Edwards to President Obama dated September 12, 2016
A letter from the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management & Budget, to House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers and
A flood briefing document prepared for our visits with members of Congress.

We would like to engage the members of the task force as early as this week in our meetings with HUD, FEMA, and GOHSEP this Friday, September 23rd . Please let us know if you would like to join us for these meetings this week.

Restore Louisiana Task Force Membership

Adam Knapp, President & CEO, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
Jacqui Vines, Retired Executive, Cox Communications
Don Pierson, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development
Michael Olivier, CEO, Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc.
Sean Reilly, CEO, Lamar Advertising
Michael Faulk, Superintendent, Central Community School System
Ollie Tyler, Mayor, City of Shreveport
Johnny Bradberry, Executive Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Affairs, Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Board Chairman
Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary, Department of Transportation & Development
Dr. James A. Richardson, State Economist
Raymond Jetson, Board Member, Baton Rouge Area Foundation, President & CEO, MetroMorphosis
Ronnie Harris, Executive Director, Louisiana Municipal Association
Roland Dartez, Executive Director, Louisiana Police Jury Association
Jimmy Durbin, Former Mayor, City of Denham Springs
Joel Robideaux, Mayor-President, Lafayette Parish
Dave Norris, Mayor, City of West Monroe
Mike Strain, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture & Forestry
Edward "Ted" James, State Representative, District 101
Dan W. &ldquoBlade&rdquo Morrish, State Senator, District 25
J. Rogers Pope, State Representative, District 71
Robert E. Shadoin, State Representative, District 12
Suzie Elkins, Consultant

Restore Louisiana Task Force Staff Support

Erin Monroe Wesley, Special Counsel, Office of the Governor
Pat Forbes, Executive Director, Office of Community Development
Rowdy Gaudet, Chief of Staff, Office of Community Development
Lori Dupont, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, Office of Community Development

Additional staffers to be identified.
We look forward to working with each of you in our state's recovery efforts.

Erin
Erin Monroe Wesley
Special Counsel (Policy Director/Legislative Affairs)

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