2017-05-15T15:20:42-05:00 2016-12-31 721056218 JOAN TOUPS ACCOUNTING & TAX 2816 BAYOU BLUE RD HOUMA LA 703644408 990 2016-01-01 464993987 LOWLANDER CENTER INC LOWL 3042662517 106 SANDALWOOD DR GRAY LA 703594611 KRISTINA J PETERSON KEY PERSONNEL 3042662517 2017-05-01 JOAN TOUPS P01215028 9858683090 2017-05-15 X 1A6FD5086C1FC43401A7C04C3E4C1F45CE192931 C0A8C0B8009746827847601B5721F31DBBDBD668 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z KRISTINA J PETERSON 106 SANDAL WOOD DR GRAY LA 70359 69342 false X WWW.LOWLANDERCENTER.ORG X 2014 LA TO HELP CREATE SOLUTIONS TO LIVING WITH AN EVER-CHANGING COASTLINE AND LAND LOSS WHILE VISIONING A FUTURE THAT BUILDS CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE FOR PLACE AND PEOPLE. 7 7 0 30 0 229012 69342 0 0 0 229012 69342 0 0 0 0 0 69724 120586 69724 120586 159288 -51244 190012 139039 5642 5913 184370 133126 X TO HELP CREATE SOLUTIONS TO LIVING WITH AN EVER-CHANGING COASTLINE AND LAND LOSS WHILE VISIONING A FUTURE THAT BUILDS CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE FOR PLACE AND PEOPLE. false false 684 NDRC - THE LOWLANDER CENTER WORKED WITH THE ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES BAND OF BILOXI CHITIMACHA CHOCTAW AND THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON AN APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCE COMPETITION. THE COMPETITION CALLED FOR INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY PARTNERS AT THE LOWLANDER CENTER AND A TEAM OF EXPERTS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, CLIMATE SCIENCE, HAZARD MITIGATION, AND OTHER RELEVANT FIELDS. 42627 COASTAL COMMUNITIES COLLABORATION- THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ARE BAYOU COMMUNITIES AT RISK DUE TO LAND LOSS FROM INDUSTRIALIZATION, MOSTLY FROM OIL RELATED WORK, AND FROM CLIMATE CHANGE. MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES HAVE SIMILARITIES IN THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR MANY GENERATIONS AND ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY DISPLACED, ESCAPED, SOLD OR PUSHED OUT OF OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD. THE BAYOU COMMUNITIES HAVE DEEP ROOTS AND KNOWLEDGE TO AND OF THE LAND, WATER AND TRADITIONS OF THEIR PLACE AND NOW THAT PLACE IS THREATENED. NEW MAPS CREATED EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS BY VARIOUS AGENCIES AND RESEARCH TEAMS ARE ONLY CONFIRMING WHAT THE PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW- THE LAND IS VANISHING FASTER THAN PLANS FOR RESTORATION OR ACTION TO ACCOMMODATE THE INHABITANTS, HUMAN AND NON. OUT OF THESE CONCERNS A LOOSE COALITION OF COMMUNITIES, TRIBES AND PEOPLE HAVE FORMED VARIOUS NETWORKS AND TIMELY COALITIONS TO ADDRESS BOTH ROOT CAUSES AND TO BUILD AGENCY- CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO HAVE VOICE AND DECISION POWER OVER THEIR LIVES AND OF THE PLACES THEY LOVE SO MUCH. AS ONE LEADER HAS SAID, 'WE CAN ONLY CONTINUE TO ADAPT IN PLACE UNTIL THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE AND THOSE ALTERNATIVES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO US UNLESS WE MAKE IT HAPPEN'. THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES COLLABORATIVE PROJECT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES. 45568 ENTERGY- IN 2011 ENTERGY CORPORATION SPONSORED A DETAILED STUDY THAT EXAMINED THE LIKELY INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE THAT THE GULF OF MEXICO COMMUNITIES WOULD EXPERIENCE FROM FUTURE STORMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES INCLUDING IN LIGHT OF EXPECTED POPULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH. FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE REPORT, A SERIES OF MEETINGS WERE HELD COAST WIDE TO BRING COMMUNITY LEADERS TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THE REGION MIGHT COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THESE RISKS. THE LOWLANDER CENTER IS UNDERTAKING AN EFFORT FOCUSED UPON SMALL/MIDDLE SIZED BUSINESSES WHO ARE FREQUENTLY NOT AT THE FOREFRONT OF CONSIDERATION WHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IS CONSIDERED. THIS EFFORT INCLUDES REACHING OUT TO SMALL/MEDIUM SIZE BUSINESSES AND THE NON PROFIT, FOR PROFIT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WHO WORK WITH THEM TO LEARN ABOUT THE BUSINESSES' AWARENESS OF THE COASTAL STORM RISK, THEIR CONCERNS, RESILIENCE RESOURCE NEEDS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE BUSINESSES AND THEIR PARTNER STAKEHOLDERS AND TO CREATE AN ACTIONABLE RESILIENCE PLAN WITH THEM THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE SECOND PART OF THE PROJECT. THIS EFFORT BUILDS UPON THE 2011 STUDY. IDJC-DC TRIP- THIS PROJECT CONSISTED OF A TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC IN ORDER TO MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS, POLICY MAKERS, AND PROVIDE TESTIMONY REGARDING THE ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES RESETTLEMENT ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES RESETTLEMENT- THE PRIMARY AIMS OF THE PROJECT ARE: 1.TO PROVIDE A SAFE RESETTLEMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES TRIBE WHO ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE HISTORIC BILOXI, CHITIMACHA, AND CHOCTAW TRIBES THROUGH BLOOD LINEAGE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. 2.THROUGH CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS OF THE RESETTLEMENT PROCESS AND OUTCOMES TO GAIN PRACTICAL INSIGHTS INTO THE PROCESS OF RESETTLEMENT AS AN ADAPTATION STRATEGY THAT CAN SERVE AS A MODEL ELSEWHERE AND CAN BE REPRODUCED BY COASTAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, A COUNTRY WHERE MORE THAN 13 MILLION PEOPLE MUST SOON RECKON WITH INUNDATION DUE TO RISING SEAS (L.A.TIMES, MARCH 15, 2016). 88879 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false X JOAN TOUPS ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICE JOAN TOUPS ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICE 9858683090 2816 BAYOU BLUE ROAD 2816 BAYOU BLUE ROAD HOUMA LA 70364 X KRISTINA J PETERSON KEY PERSONNE 40.00 X 0 0 0 ALESSANDRA JEROLLEMAN TREASURER 25.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD KRAJESKI VICE PRESIDE 15.00 X X 0 0 0 THERESA DARDAR PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY LASKA SECRETARY 40.00 X X 0 0 0 EVAN PONDER TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 LOUISE FORTMANN OFFICER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 40000 29342 69342 69342 X 78037 62243 15794 2272 1050 1222 27605 25586 2019 7139 7139 5533 5533 120586 88879 31707 0 134813 139039 55199 190012 139039 5642 5913 5642 5913 X 1305 133126 183065 184370 133126 190012 139039 -51244 X true false false false X 25081 229012 69342 323435 25081 229012 69342 323435 323435 323435 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT'S COMPILATION REPORT MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LOWLANDER CENTER, INC., WHICH COMPRISE THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND THE RELATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES, AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED, AND THE RELATED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. COMPILATION ENGAGEMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATEMENTS ON STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNTING AND REVIEW SERVICES PROMULGATED BY THE ACCOUNTING AND REVIEW SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE AICPA. NO AUDIT OR REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE REQUIRED OR PERFORMED, NOR ANY PROCEDURES TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B AND NON. OUT OF THESE CONCERNS A LOOSE COALITION OF COMMUNITIES, TRIBES AND PEOPLE HAVE FORMED VARIOUS NETWORKS AND TIMELY COALITIONS TO ADDRESS BOTH ROOT CAUSES AND TO BUILD AGENCY- CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO HAVE VOICE AND DECISION POWER OVER THEIR LIVES AND OF THE PLACES THEY LOVE SO MUCH. AS ONE LEADER HAS SAID, 'WE CAN ONLY CONTINUE TO ADAPT IN PLACE UNTIL THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE AND THOSE ALTERNATIVES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO US UNLESS WE MAKE IT HAPPEN'. THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES COLLABORATIVE PROJECT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C AGENCIES WHO WORK WITH THEM TO LEARN ABOUT THE BUSINESSES' AWARENESS OF THE COASTAL STORM RISK, THEIR CONCERNS, RESILIENCE RESOURCE NEEDS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE BUSINESSES AND THEIR PARTNER STAKEHOLDERS AND TO CREATE AN ACTIONABLE RESILIENCE PLAN WITH THEM THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE SECOND PART OF THE PROJECT. THIS EFFORT BUILDS UPON THE 2011 STUDY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D IDJC-DC TRIP- THIS PROJECT CONSISTED OF A TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC IN ORDER TO MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS, POLICY MAKERS, AND PROVIDE TESTIMONY REGARDING THE ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES RESETTLEMENT ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES RESETTLEMENT- THE PRIMARY AIMS OF THE PROJECT ARE: 1.TO PROVIDE A SAFE RESETTLEMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES TRIBE WHO ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE HISTORIC BILOXI, CHITIMACHA, AND CHOCTAW TRIBES THROUGH BLOOD LINEAGE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. 2.THROUGH CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS OF THE RESETTLEMENT PROCESS AND OUTCOMES TO GAIN PRACTICAL INSIGHTS INTO THE PROCESS OF RESETTLEMENT AS AN ADAPTATION STRATEGY THAT CAN SERVE AS A MODEL ELSEWHERE AND CAN BE REPRODUCED BY COASTAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, A COUNTRY WHERE MORE THAN 13 MILLION PEOPLE MUST SOON RECKON WITH INUNDATION DUE TO RISING SEAS (L.A.TIMES, MARCH 15, 2016). FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 LOWLANDER WATER WORKS TREASURER VP NATIONAL BUSINESS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G GREEN HOUSE 13,000 0 0 LEGAL FEES 2,902 11,567 0 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 45,891 4,227 0 REGISTRATION 400 0 0 VENUE RENTAL 50 0 0 TOTAL 62,243 15,794 0