BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//lafayetteconnector.com - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:lafayetteconnector.com X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for lafayetteconnector.com REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/North_Dakota/Center BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240430T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240430T130000 DTSTAMP:20240412T192814Z CREATED:20240412T192814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T192814Z UID:10000092-1714474800-1714482000@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:Open House Public Meeting DESCRIPTION:At the Open House\, there will be exhibits showing the proposed end-to-end Alternatives\, a continuous multi-media presentation\, handouts\, and staff available to discuss the project. \nIf you would like to learn more about this project please visit the project’s virtual reality website at www.i49vr.com. \nShould anyone require assistance to participate in this Open House due to a disability\, please contact Brooke Odom with the I-49 Public Outreach team by phone at 337-233-1515\, extension 110 or by email at communications@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/open-house-public-meeting-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lafayetteconnector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/event_icons-09-1-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240430T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240430T150000 DTSTAMP:20240412T193306Z CREATED:20240412T193306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T193306Z UID:10000094-1714485600-1714489200@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:Open House Public Meeting - Online Virtual DESCRIPTION:  \nMeeting Details\nLafayette Connector is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: I-49 Lafayette Connector Virtual Public\nMeeting Time: Apr 30\, 2024 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/81264409252?pwd=AXt33FW5dWzldM66cfhk4hrOx8H0B7.1\nor Dial:+1 346 248 7799 US \nMeeting ID: 812 6440 9252\nPasscode: 657673 \n\nIf you would like to learn more about this project please visit the project’s virtual reality website at www.i49vr.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/open-house-public-meeting-online-virtual-2/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lafayetteconnector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/event_icons-09-1-2-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240430T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240430T183000 DTSTAMP:20240412T192948Z CREATED:20240412T192948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T192948Z UID:10000093-1714494600-1714501800@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:Open House Public Meeting DESCRIPTION:At the Open House\, there will be exhibits showing the proposed end-to-end Alternatives\, a continuous multi-media presentation\, handouts\, and staff available to discuss the project. \nIf you would like to learn more about this project please visit the project’s virtual reality website at www.i49vr.com. \nShould anyone require assistance to participate in this Open House due to a disability\, please contact Brooke Odom with the I-49 Public Outreach team by phone at 337-233-1515\, extension 110 or by email at communications@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/open-house-public-meeting-3-2/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lafayetteconnector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/event_icons-09-1-1-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240909T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240909T153000 DTSTAMP:20240423T163018Z CREATED:20240423T163018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T163018Z UID:10000096-1725888600-1725895800@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:Laplace/Fightingville/ Townfolk Neighborhood Meeting DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to only residents of the Laplace/Fightingville/Townfolk neighborhood. Members of other neighborhoods and the public will be invited to attend and provide input at future public meetings. \nThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\, in conjunction with Lafayette Connector Partners\, will be hosting neighborhood meetings. The meetings will focus on the design features of the elevated interstate including updated designs of the preferred alternative and the additional alternative. An overview slide show will be presented along with maps and boards about specific neighborhood elements. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and gather comments. \nAttendees requiring special assistance should contact Brooke Odom at 337-233-1515 ext. 110 or email communications@lafayetteconnector.com. \nTo learn about the I-49 Lafayette Connector project and ways to participate in the process\, please visit www.lafayetteconnector.com. To submit an official comment\, email comment@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/laplace-fightingville-townfolk-neighborhood-meeting-2/2024-09-09/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240910T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240910T153000 DTSTAMP:20260610T214240Z CREATED:20240423T163801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T214240Z UID:10000097-1725975000-1725982200@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:POSTPONED: McComb-Veazey/Sterling Grove Neighborhood Meeting DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to only residents of the McComb-Veazey/Sterling Grove neighborhoods. Members of other neighborhoods and the public will be invited to attend and provide input at future public meetings. \nThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\, in conjunction with Lafayette Connector Partners\, will be hosting neighborhood meetings. The meetings will focus on the design features of the elevated interstate including updated designs of the preferred alternative and the additional alternative. An overview slide show will be presented along with maps and boards about specific neighborhood elements. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and gather comments. \nAttendees requiring special assistance should contact Brooke Odom at 337-233-1515 ext. 110 or email communications@lafayetteconnector.com. \nTo learn about the I-49 Lafayette Connector project and ways to participate in the process\, please visit www.lafayetteconnector.com. To submit an official comment\, email comment@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/mccomb-veazey-neighborhood-meeting-2-2/2024-09-10/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240911T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240911T153000 DTSTAMP:20260610T214228Z CREATED:20240423T164712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T214228Z UID:10000098-1726061400-1726068600@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Freetown-Port Rico/Kaliste Saloom Neighborhood Meeting DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to only residents of the Freetown-Port Rico/Kaliste Saloom neighborhoods. Members of other neighborhoods and the public will be invited to attend and provide input at future public meetings. \nThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\, in conjunction with Lafayette Connector Partners\, will be hosting neighborhood meetings. The meetings will focus on the design features of the elevated interstate including updated designs of the preferred alternative and the additional alternative. An overview slide show will be presented along with maps and boards about specific neighborhood elements. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and gather comments. \nAttendees requiring special assistance should contact Brooke Odom at 337-233-1515 ext. 110 or email communications@lafayetteconnector.com. \nTo learn about the I-49 Lafayette Connector project and ways to participate in the process\, please visit www.lafayetteconnector.com. To submit an official comment\, email comment@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/freetown-port-rico-neighborhood-meeting-2/2024-09-11/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240912T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240912T153000 DTSTAMP:20260610T214247Z CREATED:20240423T162849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T214247Z UID:10000095-1726147800-1726155000@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Willow Street Neighborhood Meeting DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to only residents of the Willow Street neighborhood. Members of other neighborhoods and the public will be invited to attend and provide input at future public meetings. \nThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\, in conjunction with Lafayette Connector Partners\, will be hosting neighborhood meetings. The meetings will focus on the design features of the elevated interstate including updated designs of the preferred alternative and the additional alternative. An overview slide show will be presented along with maps and boards about specific neighborhood elements. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and gather comments. \nAttendees requiring special assistance should contact Brooke Odom at 337-233-1515 ext. 110 or email communications@lafayetteconnector.com. \nTo learn about the I-49 Lafayette Connector project and ways to participate in the process\, please visit www.lafayetteconnector.com. To submit an official comment\, email comment@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/willow-street-neighborhood-meeting-2-2/2024-09-12/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240930T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20240930T150000 DTSTAMP:20240919T190916Z CREATED:20240919T190916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T190916Z UID:10000103-1727703000-1727708400@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:Freetown-Port Rico/Kaliste Saloom Neighborhood Meeting DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to only residents of the Freetown-Port Rico/Kaliste Saloom neighborhoods. Members of other neighborhoods and the public will be invited to attend and provide input at future public meetings. \nThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\, in conjunction with Lafayette Connector Partners\, will be hosting neighborhood meetings. The meetings will focus on the design features of the elevated interstate including updated designs of the preferred alternative and the additional alternative. An overview slide show will be presented along with maps and boards about specific neighborhood elements. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and gather comments. \nAttendees requiring special assistance should contact Brooke Odom at 337-233-1515 ext. 110 or email communications@lafayetteconnector.com. \nTo learn about the I-49 Lafayette Connector project and ways to participate in the process\, please visit www.lafayetteconnector.com. To submit an official comment\, email comment@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/postponed-freetown-port-rico-kaliste-saloom-neighborhood-meeting/2024-09-30/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20241001T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20241001T150000 DTSTAMP:20240919T191107Z CREATED:20240919T191107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T191107Z UID:10000104-1727789400-1727794800@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:McComb-Veazey/Sterling Grove Neighborhood Meeting DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to only residents of the McComb-Veazey/Sterling Grove neighborhoods. Members of other neighborhoods and the public will be invited to attend and provide input at future public meetings. \nThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\, in conjunction with Lafayette Connector Partners\, will be hosting neighborhood meetings. The meetings will focus on the design features of the elevated interstate including updated designs of the preferred alternative and the additional alternative. An overview slide show will be presented along with maps and boards about specific neighborhood elements. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and gather comments. \nAttendees requiring special assistance should contact Brooke Odom at 337-233-1515 ext. 110 or email communications@lafayetteconnector.com. \nTo learn about the I-49 Lafayette Connector project and ways to participate in the process\, please visit www.lafayetteconnector.com. To submit an official comment\, email comment@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/mccomb-veazey-sterling-grove-neighborhood-meeting/2024-10-01/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20241002T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20241002T150000 DTSTAMP:20240919T191221Z CREATED:20240919T191221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T191221Z UID:10000105-1727875800-1727881200@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:Laplace/Fightingville/Townfolk & Willow Street Neighborhood Meeting DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to only residents of the Laplace/Fightingville/Townfolk neighborhood. Members of other neighborhoods and the public will be invited to attend and provide input at future public meetings. \nThe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\, in conjunction with Lafayette Connector Partners\, will be hosting neighborhood meetings. The meetings will focus on the design features of the elevated interstate including updated designs of the preferred alternative and the additional alternative. An overview slide show will be presented along with maps and boards about specific neighborhood elements. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and gather comments. \nAttendees requiring special assistance should contact Brooke Odom at 337-233-1515 ext. 110 or email communications@lafayetteconnector.com. \nTo learn about the I-49 Lafayette Connector project and ways to participate in the process\, please visit www.lafayetteconnector.com. To submit an official comment\, email comment@lafayetteconnector.com. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/laplace-fightingville-townfolk-neighborhood-meeting-2-2/2024-10-02/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260902T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260902T180000 DTSTAMP:20260715T161425Z CREATED:20260715T161425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T161425Z UID:10000110-1788366600-1788372000@lafayetteconnector.com SUMMARY:DSEIS Public Hearing DESCRIPTION:The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development invites the community to attend an open house public hearing for the I-49 Lafayette Connector. \nAt this hearing\, the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) will be available for review. The DSEIS is also available to view prior to the event at the Lafayette Public Library (Main) or at the LADOTD District Office in Lafayette (228 Rue des Voyages)\, or online here: \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Draft SEIS\n 1 file(s) 58.49 MB\n \n \n Download\n \n \n \n\n\n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to review project information\, meet members of the project team\, ask questions\, and learn more about: \n\nThe general location and design features of the proposed roadway\nThe project’s purpose and need\nThe right-of-way acquisition process and relocation assistance program\nAnticipated social\, economic\, and environmental impacts\nConsistency with local urban planning goals and objectives\n\nDate: Wednesday\, September 2nd\, 2026\nLocation: Downtown Convention Center \nOpen House: 4:30–6:00 p.m.\nPublic Comment Session: Begins at 6:00 p.m. and continues until all comments have been heard \nDuring the open house\, attendees may review materials at their convenience\, ask questions\, and submit written comments at the comment station. Those wishing to make verbal comments may do so during the public comment session. \nWritten comments can be turned in at the meeting or to one of the following addresses: \nLafayette Connector Partners \nAttn: AECOM\nP. O. Box 3136\nLafayette\, LA 70502 \nOR \ncomment@lafayetteconnector.com \nComments received at the hearing\, or received on or before September 12\, 2026\, will be included in the hearing transcript. \nIf special assistance is required due to a disability or if a translator is needed to participate in this public hearing\, please contact Kara Occhipinti with the I-49 Public Outreach team by email at communications@lafayetteconnector.com\, or by telephone at (337) 233-1515\, extension 106\, at least five working days prior to the public hearing date. URL:https://lafayetteconnector.com/event/dseis-public-hearing/ LOCATION:Downtown Convention Center CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lafayetteconnector.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/xrO88DHTwtvxJrlJwB3rzVpkOQT0j5ZITg.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR