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District Development #3- This covers the week from October 30-Nov. 10, 2017. It provides a recap of the major events happening in each district that we feel the members need to be aware of/kept up to date. This article covers Baton Rouge, the Southwest District (Lafayette & Lake Charles), New Orleans, and North Louisiana. BATON ROUGE: Louisiana AGC recently met with newly named DOTD Chief Engineer Chris Knotts. Chris is committed to continuing the long standing relationship with the Association and the construction industry. Chris emphasized his departments commitment to producing accurate plans for industry to bid. AGC looks forward to working with Chris during his tenure as Chief Engineer. The AGC renovation project is moving forward and is right around the corner. If you are interested in bidding on the renovation there is a pre-bid meeting at the AGC office on November 30th at 2:00 pm. GraceHebert will be receiving bids at 2:00 on December 12th. For additional information please contact Michael Demouy at michaeld@lagc.org LAFAYETTE:The quarterly meeting has been delayed due to scheduling difficulties and will probably happen sometime after the first of the year. I will be out and about visiting you all soon. I look forward to seeing you all. Everyone have a safe and blessed holiday season. For additional information please contact David Landreneau at davidl@lagc.org LAKE CHARLES: The Lake Charles district had our last quarterly meeting of the year on November 9th. The mayor of Lake Charles, Nic Hunter, spoke and was well received. The mayor was also peppered with many good questions that answered a lot of questions that were on the minds of our members. The turnout was great as was the food. Everyone have a safe and blessed holiday season. For additional information please contact David Landreneau at davidl@lagc.org NEW ORLEANS: The latest efforts in the New Orleans District revolve almost solely around the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. As a public owner, in conjunction with the New Orleans Department of Public Works, sitting on the largest potential letting schedule in the entire state, AGC is concentrating its efforts on ensuring efficiency and fairness are the framework for which the new leadership at the Board and within the City manage its large infrastructure package. Additionally, efforts to boost Associate Member rolls are underway and are yielding a positive return. As the New Orleans District and AGC prepares for the Holiday season and the conclusion of the year, we are focused on providing much value and great policy for our members in the coming year. For additional information please contact Andre Kelly at andrek@lagc.org