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Pelican Nest Learning and Resource Center, Baton Rouge and
Parish of East Baton Rouge, LA

EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields Law, EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through
four competitive grant programs: assessment grants,
revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job
training grants. Additionally, funding support is provided
to state and tribal response programs through a separate
mechanism.

Community Description

The Pelican Nest Learning and Resource Center in Baton
Rouge was selected to receive a cleanup grant. The
property is within the target area described by the Baton
Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge Strategic Plan for
Economic Development. The target area is the site of
approximately 90 percent of the inventoried brownfields
properties in Baton Rouge. The median household income
for the surrounding community (population 3,069) is less
than half the median household income in the parish.

Thirty-seven percent of the households in this
predominantly minority community have incomes below
the poverty level. Because more than 300 people are
expected to take advantage of its services each week, the
center anticipates bringing increased commerce to this
depressed area. By improving the aesthetics of the
neighborhood, this new facility also may encourage
surrounding homes and businesses to enhance their
properties.

Cleanup Grant

$40,000 for petroleum

EPA has selected the Pelican Nest Learning and
Resource Center in Baton Rouge for a cleanup
grant. The cleanup grant will target a former
gasoline service station at 2750 Nicholson Drive,
which is the location of a planned Pelican Nest
development. The funds will be used for the
removal and disposal of a fuel tank and
contaminated soils.

Contacts

For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

EPA Region 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6780

EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region6/bro wnfields )

Grant Recipient: Pelican Nest Learning and
Resource Center City of Baton Rouge and Parish
of East Baton Rouge,LA
(225)383-4570

The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been
negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.

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