Ben Wicker is a Resilient Housing Manager with Louisiana’s Office of Community Development (OCD). He is currently responsible for the development, implementation, and closing of all nine buyout programs underway in the State of Louisiana. These projects include the Isle De Jean Charles Resettlement, the Pecan Acres Resettlement, and the Statewide Buyouts Program. Previously, Ben […]

Patrick Keller is Special Counsel to the Louisiana Land Trust, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and initially formed to manage the properties that have been purchased by the State of Louisiana under the Road Home Program as part of the ongoing recovery effort from the damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Patrick […]

Elizabeth R. Friel is the executive director of the Living River Trust, located in Norfolk Virginia and serving the Hampton Roads region. Ms. Friel previously served as Executive Director to the Northern Neck Land Conservancy and worked as an environmental planner, serving as Planning Director for the City of Falls Church, Virginia. The Living River […]