NGO Funding Request


The recipient entity's full legal name:  Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance

The recipient entity's physical address:
           204 Fair Avenue
Winnsboro, LA 71295


The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           204 Fair Avenue
Winnsboro, LA 71295


Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          Billly Wayne Cobb
Hyram Barney Copeland, Jr.
Lloyd Stanley Spillers, Jr.
James Anding Hopson


The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  2216

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $300,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Baughman, Stein Jr.
Union Parish
Mayor of Farmerville
P.O. Box 427
Farmerville, La 71241



Gilfoil, Wyly, Vice Chairman
East Carroll Parish
Executive Director Lake Providence Port Commission
409 Port Road
Lake Providence, Louisiana 71254


Johnson, Jackie
Franklin Parish
Mayor
Town of Winnsboro
P.O. Box 250
Winnsboro, Louisiana 71295


Lewis, Harry
Richland Parish
Mayor of Rayville
P.O. Box 878
Rayville, Louisiana 71269


Jesse Washington, Mayor of Delhi
Richland Parish
Mayor of Delhi
P.O. Box 277 / 209 Broadway
Delhi, Louisiana 712322


Monty Adams, Sr.
Caldwell Parish
President Caldwell Industrial Dev. Bd
President, Caldwel Bank and Trust
202 Main Street
Columbia, LA 71418

Sidney McLemore
Real Estate and Investor
1706 West Street
Winnsboro, LA 71295

Meryl Kennedy, Chairman
Vice President
Kennedy Rice Mills
P O Box 259
Mer Rouge, LA 71261

Terry Murphy
Executive Dirextor
Madison Port
1603 Felicia
Tallulah, LA 71282

Amanda Edge
Regional Director North Louisiana
Entergy Corporation
2901 Cypress St
West Monroe, LA 71291

Mayor Adam Holland, Secretary-Treasurer
Town of Oak Grove
407 East Main St.
Oak Grove, LA 71263

Jamie Mayo, Mayor
City of Monroe
P O Box 123
Monroe, LA 71210

Paxton Branch, Mayor—Deceased; replacement to be appointed
Town of Tallulah
204 N. Cedar St.
Tallulah, LA 71282


Tana Trichel
President/CEO
Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance
204 Fair Avenue (Mail)
Physical: La Delta Community College
Winnsboro, LA 71295


Provide a summary of the project or program:
           SPECIAL PROJECT: COMMUNITY Education on Economic Development, Site Selection, Community Parks, Tourism in the Region; and Flood dynamics of the region.

Historically:

Provide a summary of the project or program:
NELEA Serves 10 Parishes as one of eight Economic Development Organizations. Those Parishes are: Ouachita, Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, Tensas, Richland, Caldwell and Franklin Parishes. Our charge is to maintain a targeted marketing effort for these Parishes resulting in job creation. We work with existing employers on job retention and job expansion. In the rural communities, we are guiding the effort for communities to become designated as Certified Development Communities, developing a strategic plan with our partners in each town and then assisting each town in implementing the strategies within their chosen timelines. Continue to provide due dilligence with the Franklin Farm Mega Site and complimentary properties nearby. We continue to maintain and update our assets of each region,, keeping a data base updated which includes all medical facilities, schools, churches, public offices. Promotional materials are developed and utilized in marketing. We provide technical assistance to any business, new or existing when needed and requested and where value added is apparent. We have branded "the Northeast Louisiana Magic Circle of Tourism" with all Parishes participating in building a tourism trail with Poverty Point as the center piece. We are continuing our efforts to certify sites and look to add a minimum of 2 new ones this year and to keep the available building database through Entergy and Louisiana Economic Development, so that the state and Entergy can also market Northeast Louisiana. We mentored and established the Richland Chamber of Commerce, which now has a large membership and consistent community activities. We partner with Jumpstart and the Division of Education to increase participation in career pathways in the high schools. This effort is to get our graduating high school students better prepared to enter the workforce, if that is their choosing and to gain a better qualified workforce for our Employers. We seek grants to increase the leverage of dollars awarded.
o We will participate in any new federal initiatives that replicate the success of the Renewal Community programs that we ran in North and Central Louisiana which produced$128 Million in federal tax credits for businesses, 4200 jobs, retained 8500 jobs and represented a capital investments of $303 Million in parts of 25 Parishes.
o We have continued to partner with the Louisiana Delta Initiative.
o Under a grant from USDA we have developed and presented site certification classes and introductions throughout the region. We have developed web sites for rural communities and continued to market and develop marketing tools.
o We assist in information gathering, site development, advertising, local initiatives and ongoing programs to better the communities and increase the competitive position of the region.
o We are partnering with La Delta Community College, LA Tech, and ULM on local initiatives and programs to reach out to businesses.
o Through our Neighborhood Stabilization Program, we purchased 9 houses and have placed or sold 5 of them to low-moderate income families. We will place the other 4 as well.
o Oversight & promotion of the Franklin Farm site is complimentary to the strong effort of the state to bring the large industry we desire Richland Parish.
o Represent NE La at industry trade shows and develop leads from those shows as marketing targets.
o Attend relevant workshops and conferences to develop industry contacts in target industries.
Our commitment to the Delta is ongoing and the assistance of the state is needed.


What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,000
          Professional Services. . . $25,000
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $15,000
          Operating Services. . . . $100,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          Yes

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          The public purpose is to lift the communities to be receiving and knowledgeable about Economic Development in their Parish, City or Town, identify critical areas preventing success and to work to develop resources from within, such as tourism, events, City and Town initiatives such as clean cities, litter, "talk the talk" and "walk the walk" of building our region and our state.

By giving focus to additional areas than those we are contracted to deliver, we will boost our economic development resources and abilities.

We also have a partnership collaboration in 3 of our Parishes on Work Keys, a job ready skills course and testing to ready students for jobs.


What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          More adaptable economic ready communities, developed and meaningful strategic plans and involvement of a greater number of community members. Our manufacturers and other employers support the job work keys effort and expect to gain more job-ready applicants as a result.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           1 year but with efforts that will produce ongoing results

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 N/A
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 N/A

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 N/A

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  N/A

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               N/A

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               N/A

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                N/A

          What is the nature of the relationship?  N/A

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 Louisiana Economic Development is the agency through which we have historically contracted.

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               Contract for Service, identifying any and all deliverables, a reporting requirement and a budget. Services would include all listed services.


Contact Information
name:  Tana Trichel 
                                       address:  204 Fair Avenue
Winnsboro, LA 71295

                                       phone:  318 348 0826
                                       fax:  318 435 4865
                                       e-mail:  ttrichel@nelea.us
                                       relationship to entity:  President/CEO