News Articles Timeline
April 18, 2016
Student Report from Phoenix - PHOENIX,AZ - The Crescent City Shapers, the University of New Orleans’ student organization for planning and urban studies students, represented UNO and the state of Louisiana by traveling to...
April 11, 2016
Notes from Phoenix - Before we get back into our routines after attending the APA National Planning Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, I want to share some thoughts. We couldn’t have picked an environment more...
March 28, 2016
Report from San Diego - Chapter Presidents Council Meeting - During February, former Louisiana Chapter President Stephen Villavaso, FAICP, J.D. attended the Executive Committee winter meeting of the Chapter Presidents Council held in San Diego. "It was amazing...
March 07, 2016
Conference 2016 Recap - Well, our 2016 Annual State Planning Conference in Houma is now history and it seemed to me that a good time was enjoyed by all who attended. We heard encouraging words from U.S. Congressman Garrett...
January 27, 2016
2016 State Planning Conference - We invite you to attend the 2016 Annual Planning Conference to be held March 2 - 4 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Houma, Louisiana. Online registration, a draft conference agenda, mobile workshop...
October 02, 2015
Fall Leadership, Policy & Advocacy Conference - Chapter President Lydia Jemison and EBR City/Parish planner Lael Holton recently attended the APA Fall Leadership, Policy & Advocacy conference in Washington, D.C. [ Lael wrote a 2-page...
September 25, 2015
Upcoming Conference Highlights - Planning on the Edge is the theme for the 2016 State Planning Conference to be held March 2-4 at the Courtyard Marriott in Houma. Updated information is posted on the conference's webpage. - 1/27/...
August 04, 2015
Katrina & Rita +10 - On Friday morning, July 24 seven (one by phone) planners met at UNO for a kickoff meeting to discuss an appropriate format and content for commemorating the decade that has passed since the Katrina...
August 04, 2015
Plan4Health - Louisiana - The APA has a new initiative linking planning and land use to health. The APA in partnership with the American Public Health Association (APHA) has received $3 million in funding from the...
July 09, 2015
Daniel J. Curtin Fellowship - The Planning and Law Division (“PLD”) of the APA serves those who seek to understand the diverse legal issues that affect the planning profession. The purpose of the PLD’s Daniel J. Curtin, Jr....
