DALLAS, TEXAS (October 17, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance will be joined by Founder & Executive Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) Dr. Beverly Wright, Congressman Troy Carter (LA-2), Mayor LaToya Cantrell, and U.S. EPA Region 4 Gulf of Mexico Division Director Marc Wyatt to celebrate DSCEJ’s EPA grant of $2,499,616 to administer the Louisiana Gulf Coast Grantmaking Project.

Members of the media are invited to attend, please RSVP to R6Press@epa.gov.

Date: Monday, October 21st
Location: Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St. New Orleans, LA 70130
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM

WHO: 

  • Dr. Nance, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 6
  • Marc Wyatt, Division Director, U.S. EPA Region 4 Gulf of Mexico Division
  • Dr. Beverly Wright, Founder & Executive Director, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
  • Mayor LaToya Cantrell
  • Troy Carter, Congressman, LA-2
  • Oliver Thomas, City Councilmember, City of New Orleans (invited)