FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 22, 2006
CONTACT:
Natalie Wyeth
Louisiana Recovery Authority
(225) 382-5502
natalie.wyeth@la.gov
LRA Infrastructure Task Force and Healthcare Committee Hold Joint Meeting
Tuesday
BATON ROUGE, La. (September 22, 2006) - The Louisiana Recovery Authority's
(LRA) Infrastructure and Transportation Task Force and Health Care Committee
will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. in House Committee Room No. 5 in the State Capitol in Baton
Rouge, LA.
The groups will consider the future of healthcare infrastructure in New
Orleans, including the rebuilding of the Medical Center of Louisiana - New
Orleans and how it is integrated into the healthcare infrastructure system
in the region.
The agenda includes updates from:
Dr. Fred Cerise, La. Department of Health and Hospitals
Dr. William Jenkins, LSU Health Sciences Center
Dr. Allen Miller, Tulane Health Sciences Center
To view the full agenda, click here.
Meeting agendas are posted on the LRA Web site as soon as they are
available. All meetings are open to the public.
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated South Louisiana, destroying more than
200,000 homes and 18,000 businesses. The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA)
is the planning and coordinating body that was created in the aftermath of
these storms by Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to lead one of the most
extensive rebuilding efforts in the world. The LRA is a 33-member body which
is coordinating across jurisdictions, supporting community recovery and
resurgence, ensuring integrity and effectiveness, and planning for the
recovery and rebuilding of Louisiana.