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Livable Louisiana: A Summit on Smart Growth |
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Thursday, August 14 - Friday, August 15, 2008
Manship Theatre at the Shaw Center for the Arts
100 Lafayette St., Baton Rouge, LA
View the Day 1 Agenda
View the Day 2 Agenda
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Download the Complete Summit Agenda
Thanks to a generous contribution from Friends of Hilltop Arboretum and other sponsors, the Summit is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Preregistration for the Summit is now closed. However, you may still register at the door anytime during the Summit.
Find Information on Accommodations & Parking in Downtown Baton Rouge.
Find Information about the Special Summit Lunch Panels.
Hear nationally renowned speakers discuss such topics as:
- innovative transportation solutions,
- safe and pedestrian-friendly communities,
- and green construction and sustainable landscapes.
Speakers include: U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu; Elinor Ginzler, Senior Vice President of Livable Communities Strategies in AARP’s Office of Social Impact and an expert on housing and transportation options; Nancy McPherson, Senior State Director for AARP Louisiana; Frank S. Alexander, Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law and Director of the Project on Affordable Housing and Community Development; Dr. Tim Church, John S. McIlhenny Endowed Chair of Health Wisdom and director of the Laboratory of Preventive Medicine at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge; Dr. William Ankner, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development; and Baton Rouge Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden.
Doors open each day at 8 a.m. A complete schedule of speakers and sessions will be posted soon.
Read the official Summit Press Release.
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