MONROE--State Sen. Francis Thompson told community and government leaders last week that the Louisiana Delta Initiative might be the region's "last best chance to do something in the Delta".
During a two-hour summit, "One Voice: Communities Moving from Poverty to Prosperity", committees brought together action plans on improving access to education, health care, jobs, and broadband connectivity in the region where one out of every four people live in poverty.
"We hope those attending realize these are concepts that will require further development and more involvement by others in the region to bring about real change," Southern University Ag Center agent Glenn Dixon told the Monroe News Star.
Southern University and LSU Ag centers have led the development of the initiative since last year, in collaboration with economic development groups in the Delta area. A team of professionals have been recruited to address poverty issues in Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Pointe Coupee, Richland, Ouachita, Tensas, West Carroll, Franklin, Madison, and Morehouse parishes, said James Barnes, director, LSU Ag Center's Delta Rural Development Center.
For more information on the Louisiana Delta Initiative, visit www.lsuagcenter.com/drdc or contact Glenn Dixon, agent, at glenn_dixon@suagcenter.com
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