WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009

Sizer to testify before Legislature

BATON ROUGE, La. -- On Tuesday, December 8, 2009, Dr. Monteic A. Sizer, President and CEO of the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps, and Dorothy Thomas, General Counsel, will testify before a joint meeting of the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs and the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs. The Joint Committee Meeting will be held at 9:30am in House Committee Room 6 at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

Both Dr. Sizer and Ms. Thomas will share with the Joint Committee Meeting their insights into long-term recovery solutions for the state, and the impact that continued delays will have on Louisiana’s people and its financial health. Additionally, Dr. Sizer will discuss key issues impacting Louisiana’s continued recovery, specifically economic development and education, as well as the important role that opportunity plays in moving our state forward.

“As federal programs come to an end, it is critical that state and local governments have a plan in place to ensure that we do not turn our backs on those still rebuilding their lives,” said Dr. Sizer. “Furthermore, as we move forward we must work together to identify and eliminate barriers that restrict opportunities for those seeking a chance to build for themselves a better life.”

The House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs is chaired by Rep. Regina A. Barrow (D – Baton Rouge). The Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs is chaired by Sen. Cheryl A. Gray Evans (D – New Orleans).

ABOUT THE RECOVERY CORPS
The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation based in Baton Rouge, La., and formed in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The Recovery Corps’ mission is to facilitate human recovery for the State of Louisiana in the aftermath of disaster, both natural and man-made. The Recovery Corps has partnered with human service and non-profit organizations throughout the state and the country to deliver assistance as effectively and efficiently as possible, allocating more than $80 million to recovery efforts and assisting more than 30,000 households since January 2006.