Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded a $1.2 million Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to Acadiana Planning Commission Inc., effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. The agreement funds comprehensive brownfield assessment and remediation activities in Abbeville, Eunice, and Opelousas, Louisiana, authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(2). The recipient will conduct environmental site characterization, assessment, and cleanup planning activities while engaging qualified environmental professionals to perform Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments.

Deliverables include conducting 25 Phase I and 13 Phase II environmental site assessments, developing six site-specific cleanup plans and alternatives analyses, creating three planning documents to support brownfields revitalization, hosting eight community meetings, and submitting quarterly progress reports through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The funding directly benefits residents, business owners, and stakeholders across the three targeted Louisiana municipalities by identifying environmental hazards, determining contamination location and extent, and establishing pathways for successful site redevelopment and reuse.

This agreement will provide funding to acadiana planning commission to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (cerlca) 104(k)(2) in cities of abbeville, eunice, and opelousas, louisiana. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities. Also, the recipient will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting 25 phase i and 13 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 8 community meetings, developing 6 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 3 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the cities of abbeville, eunice, and opelousas, louisiana.