October 2023
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CONTENTS | OCTOBER OBER <strong>2023</strong><br />
DIRECTOR'S VIEWPOINT<br />
You Are At the Core of what we do 4<br />
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE<br />
We are better together 5<br />
8<br />
WELCOME TO<br />
WILDFIRE SEASON:<br />
LASTING LONGER<br />
AND RAGING HARDER<br />
COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF<br />
JAMES LEBLANC<br />
GOVERNOR'S COLUMN<br />
continuing the work we started 6<br />
AG OPINIONS<br />
opinions issued by the state<br />
attorney general 7<br />
LAMP: LIGHTING THE<br />
WAY FOR FINANCIAL<br />
PROSPERITY<br />
LAMP works for LMA members 18<br />
TREASURY NOTES<br />
money in the newspaper:<br />
louisiana’s unclaimed property 7<br />
GETTING YOUR HOUSE IN<br />
ORDER<br />
a One-on-one with LITACorp’s Alex<br />
Holland 16<br />
LEGAL BRIEFS<br />
safeguarding public<br />
dollars 20<br />
27<br />
GUBERNATORIAL<br />
PRIMARY<br />
ELECTION<br />
SCHEDULE<br />
TECH TALK<br />
making informed decisions with<br />
data 22<br />
GOVERNMENT<br />
CONSULTANTS<br />
Is It time for ‘The fall’? 28<br />
LAMATS<br />
A Tallulah renewal: city receives<br />
substantial funds for brownfield<br />
remediation 24<br />
HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS<br />
November and december fairs and<br />
festivals 30<br />
lOUISIANA MUNICIPAL REVIEW EDITORIAL STAFF<br />
Editor-in-Chief John Gallagher | jgallagher@lma.org<br />
Managing Editor Anita Tillman | atillman@lma.org | AMCorp International<br />
Editor Charlotte Smith | charlotte@teamamcorp.com | AMCorp International<br />
Advertising: Ginger Eppes | geppes@lma.org | LMA CorporatE relations<br />
Publisher: Louisiana municipal association<br />
Editorial offices: Louisiana Municipal Association, 6767 Perkins Road, Post Office Box 4327, Baton Rouge,<br />
LA LMR 70821- | OCTOBER 4327, editor@lma.org, <strong>2023</strong> www.lma.org, (225) 344-5001, (800) 234-8274, FAX (225) 344-3057. Page 3