Working on the Water Summit presented by the Meraux Foundation
The Working on the Water Summit and Expo returns to St. Bernard Parish March 22nd at the Meraux Foundation’s Docville Farm (5124 E. St. Bernard Hwy, Violet, LA) with a dynamic line up of fishermen and government agencies. A keynote presentation will include a panel of alumni from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business program. Newly added guest speakers include Christie Lovell of White Boot Warriors, Lance Nacio of Anna Marie Shrimp, and Marcos and Boris Guerrero Fisherman, coastal businesses, tourism professionals, and public officials will assemble to discuss the health of the coastal economy and solutions to build resiliency to the coastal community through business expansion and diversification. The expo will feature TruFund, Nunez Community College, Louisiana Economic Development, Louisiana State Procurement, Restore the Earth, Vanishing Paradises, Louisiana Small Business Development Center, and more.
The event will be held on March 22, 2016 from 9am‐3pm at the Meraux Foundation’s Docville Farm at 5128 E. St. Bernard Hwy in Violet, LA. Though free, participants should register online, in advance, at www.workingonthewater.com to secure a seat and lunch ticket.
The Summit is the culmination of an initiative to expand the scope of Working on the Water by the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation, the Regional Planning Commission, and the Economic Development Administration. The expanded programming included four hands‐on workshops held in Southeast Louisiana in 2015.
The 2016 Working on the Water summit is presented by the Meraux Foundation. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses serves as the captain sponsor. The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District and the St. Bernard Parish Government are deck hand sponsors.
Partners include Louisiana Economic Development, Nunez Community College, the Meraux Foundation, St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Small Business Administration, Louisiana Small Business Development Center, TruFund, Leadership St. Bernard, LiftFund, St. Bernard Parish Office of Tourism, GNO, Inc., National Wildlife Federation’s Vanishing Paradise Program, NOLA and the LA Water Network.
