The recipient entity's physical address:
           57360 Cpl Herman Brown Jr St, Bayou Goula, LA 70788

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           57360 Cpl Herman Brown Jr St, Bayou Goula, LA 70788

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Religious Corp.

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          Royal Forcell
Beulah Davis
Dianne H. Delone
George Howard
Cheryl Forcell
Joseph D. Walker
Eola J. Williams

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  4271

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $350,000

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:
           Dianne H. Delone, 56580 Breaux Street, Bayou Goula, LA 70788
Eola J. Williams, 56791 Cpl Herman Brown Jr. Street, Bayou Goula, LA 70788
Joan W. Carter, 29660 Highway 405, Bayou Goula, LA 70788
Juanita H. Williams, 57160 Cpl Herman Brown Jr. Street, Bayou Goula, LA 70788
Margaret Martin, 57095 Cpl Herman Brown Jr. Street, Bayou Goula, LA 70788
Freddie Molden, 57250 Cpl Herman Brown Jr. Street, Bayou Goula, LA 70788
Joseph D. Walker, 56950 Breaux Street, Bayou Goula, LA 70788

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           Bayou Goula, a small community in Iberville Parish on the west side of the Mississippi River, is home to over 500 residents and has played a unique role in American historical events. It was the launching platform for the Bernardo de Galvez March to the Fort of Baton Rouge, a significant event in American history.  In 1699, Bienville found Tonti's letter of 1686 to La Salle in Bayou Goula, and Father Paul Du Ru built the first chapel in Louisiana near the village of Bayou Goula in 1700. The locality was identified as a cow pen in 1776 on the map because the community was marked a safe place to store cattle to feed the troops during the American Revolution.  The first 2,000 cattle were driven and kept in Bayou Goula after being sent from Texas to feed the U.S. Troops for the ignited March of Galvez in the Revolutionary War.

Bayou Goula, Louisiana, has a rich American history embedded in core American values: resiliency, resourcefulness, safety, and faith.  In keeping with this rich heritage, one of the community's staples is the Word of Truth New Life Center (WOTNLC).   This non-profit began a quest to reinvigorate, ignite, and revitalize the community and the local area through a building they erected, the Golden-Howard Center (GHC).  The center was built solely by WOTNLC, but the organization now needs the financial resources to establish further and offer the local community many needed services.  The center's goals include but are not limited to providing educational resources, counseling services, social services, mental health services, family enrichment, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and a community shelter for residents during disasters. All of which are currently not available locally to the community.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000
          Professional Services. . . $60,000
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $100,000
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $50,000
          Operating Services. . . . $15,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $35,000

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?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          To provide the residents of Bayou Goula, Louisiana, and neighboring localities with a family and community enrichment center in their area. Currently, residents must travel to White Castle or Plaquemine for all services. There is nothing accessible without traveling between 5 and 11 miles.

Bayou Goula, Louisiana, and neighboring localities are in dire need of a family and community enrichment center. All American communities should be safe havens where services, resources, and training are available to strengthen their residents. However, smaller communities in rural areas, like ours, are often overlooked when opportunities are available because they lack access, knowledge, or the skills needed to advance. The lack of these resources is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed. Support for the Golden-Howard Center would provide educational resources, counseling, social services, mental health services, family enrichment, promotion of healthy lifestyles, youth services, and a community shelter for residents during disasters. All of which are currently not available locally to the community.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          To eliminate many of the desserts that exists in Bayou Goula, LA by completing and opening the Golden Howard Center to provide services locally.

Complete the center's interior infrastructure, purchase the equipment needed to operate under current state and federal regulations, retain the professionals to provide the services locally, open the center and offer the following:
Educational programs and resources for youth through seniors;
Provide a safe place of refuge for the community during disasters and tragedy including fires, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes;
Provide a local food bank, given the area is a food dessert;
Provide counseling, social services, mental health services;
Provide family coaching and enrichment programs;
Promote fitness and healthy food choices and lifestyles; and
Provide cancer support groups

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           18 months

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:
                 Not Applicable
    
     (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:
                 Not Applicable

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 Not Applicable

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  Not Applicable

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: 
               Not Applicable

(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:
               Not Applicable

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                Not Applicable

          What is the nature of the relationship?  Not Applicable

(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:
                 Not Applicable

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               Not Applicable


Contact Information
name:  Dianne H. Delone 
                                       address:  56580 Breaux Street
Bayou Goula, LA 70788
                                       phone:  225-573-7545
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  dhdelone@yahoo.com; goldenhowardbg@gmail.com
                                       relationship to entity:  Secretary