Summit on the Future of Central Louisiana

April 19, 2010
10 AM-2 PM, Wesley Center in Woodworth

Cenla Advantage Partnership presents the Summit on the Future of the Central Louisiana, the kickoff event for an extensive planning, civic engagement and economic development initiative. Dr. David Cole, President of Itawamba Community College in Tupelo, MS will give the opening keynote presentation.  Mr. Ronnie Bryant, President and CEO of the Charlotte Regional Partnership will deliver the closing keynote. Mr. Pete Johnson, Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority, will give a Special Presentation on Rural Economic Development. 

The Summit and follow-up activities will address such questions as:

• What do we imagine the Future of Central Louisiana to be?

• Who will live here? What will we do for a living?
   
• What actions can we take now to improve Central Louisiana as a place to live, work and do business?
  

• What is Central Louisiana’s brand? What should it be?

Tickets for the Summit are available now at $15 each—contact Donna Shone at 318-767-3016 or dshone@cenla.org. The Wesley Center  is located 10 miles South of Alexandria between Highway 165 and I-49.  

David Cole	Ronnie Bryant	Pete Johnson

Cenla Advantage Partnership, a nonprofit organization, is funded in part by The Rapides Foundation, and dedicated to building prosperity in Central Louisiana.