2026 Annual ConferenceNew Orleans · October 25–28 ↗

Monday, October 26, 2026

Rural Prosperity
Initiative

Join us in St. Helena Parish for a community visit and an afternoon at Muse 3 Farm.

About the Rural Prosperity Initiative ↗

Hyatt Regency New Orleans ·

Meeting Spot

Please meet at the Concierge Lobby (the space between the hotel check-in desks and the escalators on the first floor of the hotel).

Look for a sign that says “Rural Prosperity Initiative.”

We’ll be leaving at 11 am, so please arrive a little before that to get on the bus.

Hyatt Regency New Orleans Concierge Lobby meeting spot, marked by the overhead Concierge sign beside the Airport Transfers and Tours desk.

Visit agenda

Monday, October 26, 2026

  1. Arrive and lunch

    Fifth Ward Recreation District/St. Helena Parish Multipurpose Center & Recreational Park

    31676 LA-16, LA 70422

    Playground and grounds at Fifth Ward Recreation Park.
    Fifth Ward Recreation Park · Photo via Trip.com ↗

  2. Welcome remarks and discussion

    • Mr. De Polk (Economic Recovery Corps)
    • Mrs. Virginia Bell (St. Helena Parish)Executive Director, St. Helena Economic Development Foundation
    • Mr. Roderick Matthews (St. Helena Parish)Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, St. Helena Parish Police Jury

  3. Bus to Muse 3 Farm

    1820 Muse Rd, Greensburg

    Visitors on a tractor-drawn wagon ride at Muse 3 Farm.
    Photo: Muse 3 Farm ↗

  4. Welcome remarks and Q&A

    Mr. Chris Muse (Muse 3 Farm)

  5. Farm tour wagon ride

  6. Leave Muse 3 Farm

Meet the Muse brothers.

What this land means to the family.

Videos: American Farmland Trust

Rural Prosperity Initiative Participants

MUSE 3 FARM · GREENSBURG, LOUISIANAExplore the farm ↗
Visitors riding a wagon behind a tractor at Muse 3 Farm
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A day on the farmPhoto: Muse 3 Farm ↗
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