Partners:

Steering committee
A core group has been formed to oversee and manage the project. This group is representative of a wide range of differing perspectives and professions within the region.
List of all Steering Committee Members | Meeting documents | Meeting Dates

Citizens
The foundation of the indicators process is summoning the citizen's views on the most important characteristics of a healthy, vibrant community and also the problems that must be addressed. This is accomplished through a 10 parish random telephone survey to a sample of the population. Later in the project a public focus group will provide additional direction to the project.

Technical Assistance Group
It is crucial to make sure that the indicators used are logical, defensible, and representative of a significant characteristic. The Technical Advisor's group provides the expertise to make this happen. The members of this group are a mix of professors from universities and analysts from business and government that are involved in data gathering, evaluation, and analysis in the variety of fields to be considered.
Meeting documents | Meeting Dates

Civic Leaders
This group provides an overall perspective of a community's nature; its strengths and weaknesses, the history of the area, and how it operates. Participants are selected to represent all sectors and broad experience. Members include leaders from business, government, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, health institutions, the arts community, labor unions, neighborhood and community organizations, and industry.
Meeting documents | Meeting Dates