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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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Appendix A

Public Workshop Agendas

COMMUNITY VIABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN COASTAL LOUISIANA

Nicholls State University
Donald G. Bollinger Memorial Student Union Ballroom
906 E 1st Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301

JULY 26, 2022
ALL TIMES IN CST

Objectives

  • Hear stories of people that have been relocated and people that are contemplating, resisting, or facing obstacles to relocation
  • Learn from Indigenous and traditional communities undergoing displacement and resettlement and other local leaders and decision-makers
  • Learn about community viability and environmental change in coastal Louisiana
10:00–10:05

Native Land Acknowledgement

Chief Shirell Parfait Dardar, Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw and Chair, Louisiana Governor’s Commission on Native Americans

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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10:05–10:10

Welcome and Introduction to the Study

Dr. Chandra L. Middleton, Study Co-Director and Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

John Ben Soileau, Study Co-Director and Program Officer, National Academies

10:10–10:15

Welcome from the Study Committee

Dr. E. Barrett Ristroph, Committee Member, Principal and Founder, Ristroph Law, Planning and Research

10:15–10:20

Welcome from the Sponsor: The Gulf Research Program

Dr. Jessica Simms, Associate Program Officer, The Gulf Research Program, National Academies

10:20–10:25

Welcoming Remarks from Nicholls State University

Dr. Jay Clune, President, Nicholls State University

COMMUNITY STORIES FROM LOUISIANA’S BAYOU REGION

10:25–1:00

Facilitated by Dr. Alessandra Jerolleman, Community Resilience Specialist and Applied Researcher, Lowlander Center

Community Participants

Elder Rosina Philippe, Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha Tribe & President of the First Peoples’ Conservation Council

Dr. John Doucet, Dean of Sciences and Technology, Nicholls State University

Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar, Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw & Chair, Louisiana Governor’s Commission on Native Americans

Dr. Gary LaFleur, President, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Foundation and Professor, Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University

Chief Albert Naquin, Jean Charles Choctaw Nation

Mr. Windell Curole, General Manager, South Lafourche Levee District

Chief Romes Antoine, Avoyel-Taensa Tribe

Nicole Cooper, Town of Jean Lafitte

Elder Theresa Dardar, Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, Lafourche/Terrebonne Parish

10:25–1:00

Lunch

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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ROUNDTABLE PANEL DISCUSSION: EQUITY IN COMMUNITY VIABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

1:50–3:40

Moderated by Dr. Alessandra Jerolleman

Young Chief Devon Parfait, Grand Caillou Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw

Elder Rosina Philippe, Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha Tribe & President, First Peoples’ Conservation Council

Dr. Gary LaFleur, President, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Foundation & Professor, Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University

Mr. Windell Curole, General Manager, South Lafourche Levee District

3:40–3:50

Summary and Closing Remarks

Dr. E. Barrett Ristroph, Committee Member, Principal and Founder, Ristroph Law, Planning and Research

3:50–4:00

Closing with Tribal Community Protocols

Elder Rosina Philippe

Dr. Alessandra Jerolleman

4:00

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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ASSISTED RESETTLEMENT AND RECEIVING COMMUNITIES IN LOUISIANA

Courtyard by Marriott Houma
Versailles Meeting Room
142 Library Drive
Houma, LA 70360

JULY 28, 2022
ALL TIMES IN CST

Objectives

  • Hear the stories, and learn from, community members who are contemplating resettlement or have experienced displacement, relocation, or the receiving end of the process.
  • Learn about the challenges and needs of strategic climate adaptation.
  • Learn from local leaders and experts about the implications of housing, health, and planning in the context of resettlement and receiving communities.
9:30–9:40

Welcome and Introduction to the Study

Dr. Chandra L. Middleton, Study Co-Director and Program Officer, National Academies

John Ben Soileau, Study Co-Director and Program Officer, National Academies

9:40–9:45

Native Land Acknowledgement

Welcome and Introduction to the Study

Dr. Chandra L. Middleton, Study Co-Director and Program Officer, National Academies

John Ben Soileau, Study Co-Director and Program Officer, National Academies

9:45–9:55

Welcome and Introduction from the Committee

Dr. Craig Colten, Committee Member, Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University

9:55–10:00

Welcome from the Sponsor: The Gulf Research Program

Dr. Jessica Simms, Associate Program Officer, The Gulf Research Program, National Academies

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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COMMUNITY TESTIMONIALS: ASSISTED RESETTLEMENT AND RECEIVING COMMUNITIES IN LOUISIANA

10:00–12:00

Facilitated by Jonathan Foret, Executive Director, South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center

Community Participants:

Genie Ardoin, Bayou Regional Arts Council, and Board Member of the Helio Foundation

Bette Billiot, Administrative Assistant, United Houma Nation

Thaddeus (Mike) Pellegrin, Local Resident

Bonnie Theriot, Local Resident

Cherry Wilmore, Case Manager, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office

Sherry Wilmore, Department of Corrections Community Coordinator for Reentry Goodwill Industry of Southeast Louisiana

12:00–12:10

Summation by Committee Member

Debra Butler, Mellon Foundation NAIS Fellow, A.W. Mellon Foundation Native American and Indigenous Studies-NAIS Five Colleges, Inc.

12:10–1:10

Lunch

RESETTLING AND RECEIVING STORIES FROM ACROSS LOUISIANA

1:10–2:50

Facilitator: Dr. Shana Walton, Toups Professor of Cultural Studies, Department of English, Modern Languages, and Cultural Studies at Nicholls State University

Mark VanLandingham, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Studies of Displaced Populations, Tulane University

Cyndi Nguyen, Executive Director, Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training

Beth Butler, Executive Director, A Community Voice

Cindy Robertson, Director, micah 6:8 mission and Community Member, Dee Knowles

Sam Oliver, Executive Director, Acadiana Center for the Arts Resettling and Receiving in Lafayette Parish

2:50–3:00

Break

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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HOUSING, HEALTH, AND PLANNING IN THE CONTEXT OF RESETTLING AND RECEIVING COMMUNITITES

3:00–4:55

Moderator: Dr. Craig Colten, Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University

Panelists:

Kelli Cunningham, Director, Terrebonne Parish Housing and Human Services

Jessica Domangue, Terrebonne Parish Councilwoman, Houma District 5

Chris Pulaski, Director of Planning and Zoning, Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government

Mark Goodson, Principal, Planning and Resilience Practice Lead, CSRS

Pat Forbes, Executive Director, Louisiana Office of Community Development

4:55–5:00

Closing Remarks

John Ben Soileau, Study Co-Director and Program Officer, National Academies

Chandra L. Middleton, Study Co-Director and Program Officer, National Academies

5:00

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana's Gulf Coast: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26774.
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In 2021, the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine sponsored a two-year consensus study, Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region, to examine and make findings and recommendations regarding the unique challenges associated with managed retreat among vulnerable coastal communities in the region.

To gather information for the consensus report, the authoring committee convened a series of three public workshops in the Gulf Coast region. The workshops, held in June and July of 2022, focused on policy and practice considerations, research and data needs, and community engagement strategies. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions of the workshops.

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