Pre-Registration is CLOSED
If you have not registered for the conference and wish to attend you will have to register on-site.
The LRWA office will be closing at noon today (Friday) and closed all next week.
Please bring registration and payment with you to the conference.
July 14-19, 2024
Lake Charles Civic Center
Lake Charles, LA
There!
Thank you, everyone, for attending the 2023 Annual Conference in Lake Charles, LA!
We look forward to seeing you again next year.
LRWA is emailing all exhibitors and speakers the attendee list Friday morning, August 4th. Several companies with representatives attending did not provide email addresses for us to send that list to. If you were in attendance and didn’t receive an email with the list please contact the LRWA by email (lrwa@lrwa.org) to request the list.
When you or someone from your company completes the 2024 Exhitor registration please make sure they provide the email address for all attending on the form so we can email the list after the conference.
Details will be provided after January 2024 regarding class and exhibitor registration, hotel room blocks, award nomination forms, water taste tests, etc.
Booths Spaces inside Exhibit Hall - Sold Out
LRWA sold all booth spaces inside the Coliseum.
Contact LRWA by email (lrwa@lrwa.org) to be placed on a waiting list.
Classroom Confirmation Letters
Exhibitors Confirmation Letters
Exhibitors Complimentary Day Pass Forms
L’Auberge Casino Resort
777 Avenue L’Auberge; Lake Charles, LA 70601
Call 866-580-7444 to make reservations. Group Code is SLARW23
Or online at www.llakecharles.com and enter the group code SLARW23
Reservations must be guaranteed and accompanied by a first-night deposit or guaranteed by a credit card.
Reservations that are not canceled twenty-four hours prior to arrival will be charged for the first night’s room and tax.
Discounted LRWA Conference rate $139.00
A daily resort fee of $13.99 plus 15.20% tax will be charged.
The resort fee includes: pool & lazy river access; pool towel usage; guestroom WIFI; fitness center; bottled water; in-room coffee; HBO; unlimited local calls; self-service business center; print boarding pass; overnight valet parking; trolley service; & turndown service upon request
Maximum of 4 guests per room / Check-in time is 4:00 PM and check-out time is 11:00 AM
To receive the discounted rate, reservations must be made by 8:00 am on June 25, 2023
There will be NO conference events held at this hotel, all events will be held at the Lake Charles Civic Center. When LRWA reaches room block capacity at the L’Auberge Casino Resort we will utilize other area hotels for the overflow. (we can not add additional rooms to the block as reservation personnel will tell you)
If your system is Tax- Exempt and have a reservation at L’Auberge they ask you to have your tax-exempt paperwork with you for check-in. If the paperwork is not present, they will charge taxes.
Golden Nugget Lake Charles
2550 Golden Nugget Boulevard; Lake Charles, LA 70601
Call 844-777-4653 to make reservations. Group Code is RWG16A
Reservations must be guaranteed and accompanied by a first-night deposit or guaranteed by a credit card. Debit Cards are NOT credit cards, and will not be accepted to establish credit.
Reservations that are not canceled twenty-four hours prior to arrival will be charged for the first night’s room and tax.
Discounted LRWA Conference rate $179.00
A daily resort fee of $19.99 plus 15.20% tax will be charged.
There is also a $50.00 per day Incidental Deposit
The resort fee includes: pool & lazy river access; pool towel usage; guestroom WIFI; fitness center
Maximum of 4 guests per room / Check-in time is 4:00 pm and check out time is 11:00 am
To receive the discounted rate, reservations must be made by Friday, June 17, 2022
There will be NO conference events held at this hotel, all events will be held at the Lake Charles Civic Center. When LRWA reaches room block capacity, we are unable to add additional rooms; other area hotels will need to be used.
Other hotels with discount rates
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
LRWA Seeks Experts to Present at LRWA's Annual Conference
Share your Expertise with Future Leaders!
The Louisiana Rural Water Association has opened the Call for Presentations for the Annual Conference scheduled for July 17-20 at the Lake Charles Civic Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Please complete the online form for those wishing to volunteer to provide a presentation for consideration.
We are looking for topics relevant to the water and wastewater industry (new technology, security, utility management, board training, etc.). The Conference offers training opportunities for all water and wastewater industry aspects, from operation to management to regulation. LRWA offers specialized education and networking opportunities specifically designed for utility managers, town council members, and utility board members.
**24-Hour Technical Classroom Sessions are held July 18, 19 & 20 (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday)
**Exhibit Hall 30-minute presentation at your booth will be held Thursday, July 20 from 10:00 am-11:45 am
Louisiana Rural Water Association Annual Conference is designed to bring together water and wastewater utility systems – large and small, municipal, and rural – for operations, management, boardmanship, and governance sessions.
Click to the right to complete the necessary forms.
Click here for Online Forms
Share your Expertise with Future Leaders!
The Louisiana Rural Water Association is looking for exhibitors that wish to provide a 30-minute demonstration/presentation at your booth for the LRWA’s Annual Conference scheduled for July 17-20 at the Lake Charles Civic Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Those who wish to volunteer to provide a presentation for consideration please complete the form below.
We are looking for topics relevant to the water and wastewater industry (new technology, security, utility management, board training, etc.). The Conference offers training opportunities for all aspects of the water and wastewater industry, from operation to management to regulation. LRWA offers specialized education and networking opportunities specifically designed for utility managers, town council members, and utility board members.
The deadline to submit a conference presentation is April 28, 2023, at which time LRWA will begin selecting presentations for the agenda.
Louisiana Rural Water Association Annual Conference is designed to bring together water and wastewater utility systems – large and small, municipal and rural – for operations, management, boardmanship, and governance sessions.
Click to the right to complete the form.
Click here for Online Form
Do you employ/know an outstanding system or outstanding employee? If so, please consider nominating them for one of LRWA’s prestigious awards. Each year LRWA recognizes the systems and system operations specialists (operators) who have gone above and beyond in operations, maintenance, and management of water and wastewater systems as well as outstanding office personnel who are necessary to keep the systems running smoothly. The deadline to submit nominations is March 10, 2023. Awards will be presented at a luncheon on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
Click on either the Online Form, or the PDF format below.
Click here for Online Form
Click here for PDF
Do You Have the Best Tasting Water in Louisiana?
The Louisiana Rural Water Association is looking for the best drinking water from a Public Water System in the state to represent Louisiana’s rural water systems in a nationwide competition for the year 2024.
The taste test will be held at the LRWA office in Kinder on May 11, 2023. All entries will be judged and the winner will be announced during our Annual Conference at the Awards Luncheon Ceremony on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
It’s all about Good Taste!
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- Taste Test Rules:
- System must be a member of LRWA
- Container must be quart size glass
- Do Not fill glass container to the top
- Do Not “Chill” water
- Label container with system name, contact person, and contact phone number
- Entry form must be submitted by Friday, May 5th
- Water must be received by Tuesday, May 9th! It can be brought or mailed to LRWA, 1325 3rd Ave., Kinder, La 70648
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Word Document or PDF can be emailed to lsonnier@lrwa.org or faxed to 337-738-5620.
Click below on the form format you wish to complete.
Click here for Online Form
Click here for MS Word Doc
Click here for PDF
Louisiana Rural Water Association (LRWA) now has a new process for anyone wanting to run for a board member position. If you wish to serve on the LRWA board, you must complete the form by clicking on the Pre-Qualification and Consent Form (button below). This form is a PDF and can be filled out by typing in the spaces, printing then faxing, emailing, or mailing it to the office for pre-qualification.
To see if you are eligible to run for an LRWA Board Member position please see the LRWA By-Laws (button below). Once you click on the button “LRWA By-laws” go to Section 4. Qualification to Serve.
LRWA will be accepting pre-qualification forms from April 1-30, 2022. Below are the LRWA districts that elections will be held during the Annual Membership Meeting on July 18, 2022, at 1:30 pm in conjunction with the LRWA Annual Conference at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, LA.
If you have any questions regarding Pre-Qualification or Board Member positions, please contact the LRWA office.