Church Point Housing Authority wins awards

The Church Point Housing Authority and the Church Point News newspaper were presented with first place awards from the Louisiana Housing Council at its annual awards Ceremony and Scholarship Presentations Luncheon, held at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center on May 13.
The Louisiana Housing Council has more than 125 active members from around the state, comprised of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program agencies. Nearly 100,000 low-income households in Louisiana use federal rental assistance to rent modest housing at an affordable cost.
The Church Point Housing Authority was presented with two awards by the Louisiana Housing Council - Best Newsletter (Church Point Housing Authority's "Families First" Quarterly Newsletter), and for Other Agency Publications (Best Website: cphousing.org / cpnow.org). Church Point News Newspaper was presented with the Media Recognition Award for Best Press Releases.
Accepting the awards for the Church Point Housing Authority was Charles Labbe, executive director. Charles says, "I am proud of our entire team and partners who have fallen to the temptation to do good, an awesome manifestation of energy. We were able to earn this recognition by simply emphasizing the many positive aspects the Church Point Housing Authority and our community have to offer."
JoAnn Duplechin, Church Point Housing Authority board chairwoman, accepted the Media Recognition Award on behalf of the Church Point News newspaper. JoAnn says, "It is an honor to serve on this board and work with such dedicated members of the Church Point Housing Authority. Charles and his staff demonstrate leadership, commitment, and pride in helping residents and the agency. The awards presented to the Church Point Housing Authority are a proven testament of how much he and his team take pride in what they do."
Twenty-six guests of Church Point Housing and Church Point News attended the luncheon. Special guest speakers included Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, Baton Rouge Mayor Melvin "Kip" Holden, and HUD New Orleans Field Office Director Cheryl J. Williams. Each spoke of the many challenges and opportunities in community housing, and praised the highly spirited work of the Louisiana Housing Council to help local housing and community development agencies better succeed.
Christine Benoit, Church Point Housing Authority board member, drove several of the guests from Church Point to and from Baton Rouge for the occasion.