The Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association, the Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning, and Development District and the Acadiana Planning Commission are co-hosting a Planning Commissioner Workshop on Saturday, August 25, 2018, in Lafayette, Louisiana.  This workshop is to help new commissioners and board of adjustment members meet the requirements of Act 859 (RS 33:103.1). 

Were you there?

The first musical panel in the history of APA conferences occured at the 2010 NPC in New Orleans.

The first time a riverboat load of planners rode on the Mississippi River was in 1978. The SS President was loaded with 3,000 planners for the welcoming reception of a lifetime. Three bands, great Louisiana cuisine and lots of watering holes on each deck resulted in a "three hour cruise" that was talked about for decades. It was the National AIP Conference, held at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans before the American Institute of Planners changed their name to APA. The theme was "Making Planning Work."