Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG) Program Assessment of Local Government Needs for Community Development for FY 2024-2025

This survey is being conducted to identify the needs of non-entitlement local governments throughout the State of Louisiana. The results of this survey will be considered in the development of the plan to distribute annual LCDBG funds throughout the state.

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* 1. Please enter contact information below.

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* 2. Listed below are basic eligible activities under the LCDBG Program. Rank your local government's needs by priority from 1st-5th. The priority ranking of 1st, 2nd, 3nd, 4th, and 5th is intended to determine the areas of highest need and the projects and programs in which the State should focus its efforts and funding.

	1st Priority	2nd Priority	3rd Priority	4th Priority	5th Priority
PUBLIC FACILITIES (water, sewer, gas, streets, parks, community centers or other infrastructure improvements)	PUBLIC FACILITIES (water, sewer, gas, streets, parks, community centers or other infrastructure improvements) 1st Priority	PUBLIC FACILITIES (water, sewer, gas, streets, parks, community centers or other infrastructure improvements) 2nd Priority	PUBLIC FACILITIES (water, sewer, gas, streets, parks, community centers or other infrastructure improvements) 3rd Priority	PUBLIC FACILITIES (water, sewer, gas, streets, parks, community centers or other infrastructure improvements) 4th Priority	PUBLIC FACILITIES (water, sewer, gas, streets, parks, community centers or other infrastructure improvements) 5th Priority
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (provides assistance [loan] to a for-profit business which commits to create and/or retain jobs for persons of low and moderate income and/or provides assistance [grant] to a local government for infrastructure improvements to assist a for-profit business which commits to the creation of jobs)	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (provides assistance [loan] to a for-profit business which commits to create and/or retain jobs for persons of low and moderate income and/or provides assistance [grant] to a local government for infrastructure improvements to assist a for-profit business which commits to the creation of jobs) 1st Priority	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (provides assistance [loan] to a for-profit business which commits to create and/or retain jobs for persons of low and moderate income and/or provides assistance [grant] to a local government for infrastructure improvements to assist a for-profit business which commits to the creation of jobs) 2nd Priority	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (provides assistance [loan] to a for-profit business which commits to create and/or retain jobs for persons of low and moderate income and/or provides assistance [grant] to a local government for infrastructure improvements to assist a for-profit business which commits to the creation of jobs) 3rd Priority	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (provides assistance [loan] to a for-profit business which commits to create and/or retain jobs for persons of low and moderate income and/or provides assistance [grant] to a local government for infrastructure improvements to assist a for-profit business which commits to the creation of jobs) 4th Priority	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (provides assistance [loan] to a for-profit business which commits to create and/or retain jobs for persons of low and moderate income and/or provides assistance [grant] to a local government for infrastructure improvements to assist a for-profit business which commits to the creation of jobs) 5th Priority
SOCIAL/PUBLIC SERVICES (child care, drug counseling and treatment, healthcare, et cetera)	SOCIAL/PUBLIC SERVICES (child care, drug counseling and treatment, healthcare, et cetera) 1st Priority	SOCIAL/PUBLIC SERVICES (child care, drug counseling and treatment, healthcare, et cetera) 2nd Priority	SOCIAL/PUBLIC SERVICES (child care, drug counseling and treatment, healthcare, et cetera) 3rd Priority	SOCIAL/PUBLIC SERVICES (child care, drug counseling and treatment, healthcare, et cetera) 4th Priority	SOCIAL/PUBLIC SERVICES (child care, drug counseling and treatment, healthcare, et cetera) 5th Priority
PLANNING STUDIES	PLANNING STUDIES 1st Priority	PLANNING STUDIES 2nd Priority	PLANNING STUDIES 3rd Priority	PLANNING STUDIES 4th Priority	PLANNING STUDIES 5th Priority
CLEARANCE/DEMOLITION	CLEARANCE/DEMOLITION 1st Priority	CLEARANCE/DEMOLITION 2nd Priority	CLEARANCE/DEMOLITION 3rd Priority	CLEARANCE/DEMOLITION 4th Priority	CLEARANCE/DEMOLITION 5th Priority

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* 3. Of the following eligible Public Facility projects, rank the following choices in order of priority for the three most needed in your community from 1st - 3rd.

If you ranked Public Facilities as your 1st or 2nd Priority under Question 1, then complete this question. If you marked Public Facilities as 3rd, 4th or 5th priority, then do not answer this question; go to question 4.

	1st Priority	2nd Priority	3rd Priority	N/A
Wastewater treatment	Wastewater treatment 1st Priority	Wastewater treatment 2nd Priority	Wastewater treatment 3rd Priority	Wastewater treatment N/A
Wastewater collection	Wastewater collection 1st Priority	Wastewater collection 2nd Priority	Wastewater collection 3rd Priority	Wastewater collection N/A
Water for fire protection	Water for fire protection 1st Priority	Water for fire protection 2nd Priority	Water for fire protection 3rd Priority	Water for fire protection N/A
Potable water	Potable water 1st Priority	Potable water 2nd Priority	Potable water 3rd Priority	Potable water N/A
Gas	Gas 1st Priority	Gas 2nd Priority	Gas 3rd Priority	Gas N/A
Streets/drainage	Streets/drainage 1st Priority	Streets/drainage 2nd Priority	Streets/drainage 3rd Priority	Streets/drainage N/A
Parks	Parks 1st Priority	Parks 2nd Priority	Parks 3rd Priority	Parks N/A
Bridges	Bridges 1st Priority	Bridges 2nd Priority	Bridges 3rd Priority	Bridges N/A
Solid waste	Solid waste 1st Priority	Solid waste 2nd Priority	Solid waste 3rd Priority	Solid waste N/A
Drainage	Drainage 1st Priority	Drainage 2nd Priority	Drainage 3rd Priority	Drainage N/A
Community center	Community center 1st Priority	Community center 2nd Priority	Community center 3rd Priority	Community center N/A

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* 4. Enter the percentage of the annual CDBG allocation you would like allocated to each of the program categories. The total of your entries should equal 100.

Public Facilities

Economic Development

Clearance/Demolition

Social/Public Services

Planning Studies

Other

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* 5. If you have any ideas for improving the LCDBG Program, please include them here. If you included "other" in Question number 4, what type of program should be added?

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* 6. What are the needs in your local government that are not being met by any program?

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* 7. Have you considered other sources of funding to meet these needs?