Jimmy Durbin, Restore Louisiana Task Force Co-Chair, listens intently during the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church during the August meeting in Denham Springs. The task force meets 9:30 a.m. Friday at the State Capitol for its first meeting of 2018.
Citizens gather to learn more about the programs included in the Restore Louisiana Project during the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
Erin Wesley, special counsel from the office of the governor, expands on Gov. John Bel Edwards' recorded statement played during the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
Rep. J. Rodgers Pope (right) asks a question during the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
A citizen records part of the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
Patrick Forbes, executive director of the LA Office of Community Development, updates the task force on the progress of various Restore Louisiana programs.
A resident turns in a comment or question card during the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks presents the issues Livingston Parish continues to face a year after the Great Flood of 2016 during the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
Citizens gather information in the back of the the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
Michael Olivier (center), CEO of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc., listens during the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
The blame for the latest delay on setbacks on fund distribution for flood victims stems from bureaucracy, said state Rep. J. Rogers Pope, R-Denham Springs, who serves on the Restore Louisiana Task Force.
Erin Wesley (right), special counsel from the office of the governor, clarifies Gov. John Bel Edwards' stances on programs within the Restore Louisiana Program during the Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting at the First United Pentecostal Church on Friday.
