August/September 2023
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LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANTS<br />
LAMSA Fall Lineup Focuses on Education<br />
The Louisiana Association<br />
of Municipal Secretaries and<br />
Assistants will hold their<br />
33rd Annual Fall conference<br />
in Houma <strong>September</strong> 20-<br />
22 at the<br />
Courtyard<br />
by Marriott<br />
on Library<br />
Drive. Registration<br />
has begun.<br />
On Wednesday, we will have<br />
the mobile Finding Our Roots<br />
African American Museum<br />
parked outside our meeting<br />
room. The museum building<br />
was damaged during Hurricane<br />
Ida, and this 34-foot RV<br />
contains photos, memorabilia,<br />
and artifacts depicting<br />
different aspects of African<br />
American history in Terrebonne<br />
and Lafourche parishes.<br />
After touring<br />
the<br />
museum,<br />
the first 50<br />
paid registrants<br />
will<br />
participate in the Fine Arts<br />
Guild “Paint da Boot.” If you<br />
are not in this select number,<br />
those wishing to participate<br />
will be placed on a waitlist<br />
and notified if a spot becomes<br />
available.<br />
The fall lineup of speakers<br />
will cover a variety of educational<br />
topics on current issues.<br />
On Thursday, the agenda<br />
includes “How LITACorp<br />
Can Help Your Community”<br />
by LITACorp Executive Director<br />
Leslie Durham; “Parliamentarian<br />
Procedures” by<br />
Nicole Learson, RP; “Public<br />
Bid Law” by LAMATS Executive<br />
Director Cliff Palmer;<br />
“Mandatory Ethics Training”<br />
by Greg Thibodeaux of the<br />
Louisiana Board of Ethics;<br />
and “Active Shooter Training”<br />
by Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s<br />
Office First Lieutenant<br />
Jamie Trahan.<br />
After our conference concludes<br />
for the day, attendees<br />
are invited to attend a reception<br />
from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. at<br />
Bayou Terrebonne Distillers.<br />
While touring the Distillers,<br />
you can enjoy music from<br />
Johnny Chauvin and the<br />
Mojo Band, and sample local<br />
cuisine from surrounding establishments.<br />
For everyone’s<br />
convenience, there will be a<br />
shuttle which will take members<br />
to and from the Distillers.<br />
Pick up will be in front of<br />
the hotel lobby and will run<br />
every 15 minutes.<br />
A Mayor’s Panel will be held<br />
on Friday morning, and the<br />
conference will wrap up with<br />
“The Key to Healing” by Mrs.<br />
Lisa Maggio, Author, and Life<br />
Coach.<br />
Membership in the Association<br />
shall be open to all Municipal<br />
and Parish Employees<br />
(non-contracted) performing<br />
the duties of a Secretary or<br />
Assistant, regardless of title,<br />
in any incorporated town,<br />
village, city, or parish government<br />
chartered under and in<br />
conformity with the laws of<br />
the State of Louisiana.<br />
Hope you will join us down<br />
in the Bayou! For more information<br />
or to sponsor, call<br />
Kristine Scherer at 504-259-<br />
1068 or email lamsa@currently.com.<br />
Visit explorehouma.com to<br />
plan your trip to Louisiana’s<br />
Bayou Country<br />
By Kristine Scherer<br />
Peachey<br />
LAMSA Conference<br />
Coordinator<br />
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