On Monday, June 24, 2024, Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter was joined by other elected officials and community leaders to announce plans for LC Resiliency Summit 2024.

The one-day Summit will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Lake Charles Event Center. Panel discussions will begin at 8 am and the day will close out with a reception beginning at 5 pm. The cost to attend is $50 and includes lunch. 

LC Resiliency Summit is being held on the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura in an effort to highlight the recovery progress made and to share valuable lessons learned throughout the process.

“The goal of LC Resiliency Summit is to highlight how a place The Weather Channel once described as ‘America’s Most Weather-Battered City’ picked itself up to make incredible strides in recovery. And now, just four years later, Lake Charles has become one of America’s most resilient cities,” said Mayor Nic Hunter. “The hope is that our testimony may help other communities better prepare for and recover from future disasters by sharing the lessons learned along the way.” 

LC Resiliency Summit will explore topics such as Navigating and Maximizing CDBG-DR, Envisioning Sustainable Futures, Unlocking FEMA, Strengthening Community Lifelines and the State of Insurance in Louisiana. 

The Summit will feature a series of panel discussions featuring representatives from the Office of Community Development, Community Foundation SWLA, HRI, GOHSEP, Entergy, and more. The Summit will feature a keynote address from FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.

To register, or learn more about LC Resiliency Summit, visit www.visitlakecharles.org/summit.

LC Resiliency Summit is presented by the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana Radio Communications, Entergy, Vexus, HGA, Visit Lake Charles, Waggoner and Community Foundation SWLA.

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