The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Louisiana’s South Central Planning and Development Commission (SCPDC) will receive a $300,000 Revolving Loan Fund for its South Louisiana Brownfields Coalition. The grant is part of $6.9M in supplemental funding EPA is providing for 25 current successful Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (Revolving Loan) grantees. SCPDC Brownfields Coalition will focus the supplemental funding to complete several existing projects, which include the Lafayette Courthouse Development, turning three buildings into a mixed-use facility with 66 multi-family units and 23,700 square feet of commercial space; the Lenox-Hotard American Legion cleanup to provide further services to the elderly and veteran community; the Joseph J. Cefalu Power Plant, for reuse by the Morgan (City) Public Works operations; and the St. Luc French Immersion and Cultural Campus, for reuse as a business incubator and French cultural center. “The South Central Planning and Development Commission continuously shows creativity and foresight in selecting properties for Brownfields funding and transforming them for new purposes,” said Regional Administrator Ken McQueen. SCPDC will pursue a cleanup plan and implement it throughout our South Louisiana Brownfields Coalition RLF program’s regional area, according to CEO Kevin Belanger. (Source: EPA 06/11/20) https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-300000-southern-louisiana-brownfield-sites
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