News Articles Timeline
September 23, 2016
National Community Planning Month - Established in 2006, National Community Planning Month is celebrated each October as a way to highlight the role of planners and the importance of good planning in our communities. Across the country...
September 23, 2016
AICP Exam Content Outline - revised for May 2017 - Changes have been made to the AICP Certification Exam which will be implemented starting with the May 2017 testing window. A new content outline has been adopted and is displayed below....
September 15, 2016
Officer Election Results 2016 - The APA 2016 consolidated elections results have been received. Please join us in congratulating our incoming Executive Committee and Section Officers. New faces are highlighted in green....
August 22, 2016
FEMA Flood Data - Preliminary flood depth grid and other data relevant to the August 2016 flooding in south Louisiana has been released by FEMA and is available for online viewing and raw data download. These are...
August 19, 2016
NOAA Imagery of Flooded Areas - Lynn Dupont has forwarded a link to a mapping application prepared by ESRI's Disaster Response Program utilizing recent imagery provided by NOAA's Remote Sensing Division. This is available for all...
August 18, 2016
2016 Louisiana Flood #2 - As the flood waters from torrential rains recede from south Louisiana, thousands are affected and in need of assistance. Numerous tip sheets and FAQs are circulating. Below are links to a few....
August 09, 2016
Legal Lessons - Have you received your August issue of Planning? Among interesting articles about climate-induced relocations in Alaska (comparable to our own Isle de St. Jean Charles), about successful habitat...
August 02, 2016
AICP Candidate Pilot Program Proposed - The APA Louisiana and the AICP Commission requests your help in providing and soliciting feedback on a proposed AICP Candidate Pilot Program that will foster students’ and other emerging...
July 21, 2016
Policy & Advocacy Conference Scholarship - Washington, D.C. | Sept. 18-20, 2016 The APA Fall Policy and Advocacy Conference is a competitive merit-based scholarship in the form of reimbursable expenses for the purposes of accompanying the...
May 05, 2016
APA-AICP Elections 2016 - Chapter and Division Leadership Elections The Louisiana Chapter and most APA divisions are inviting nominations for leadership positions. Chapter or division leadership is a great way to...
