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2025 LPTA / Summer U Agenda

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Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be provided for full conference attendees every day. Dinner on your own.

🍴 - Meal Included

🍢- Hors d'oeuvres Only

🍷🍺 - Drinks

🟣 - Included in EXPO Only Passes

Sunday 7/27/2025

  • 2:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M. - Registration - 12th Floor, Foyer 3
  • 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - LPTA Board Meeting - 12th Floor, Imperial Room
  • 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. - SWTA Board Meeting - 12th Floor, Imperial Room
  • 5:30 P.M - 7:00 P.M. - 🍢 🍷🍺🟣 Opening Reception - 11th Floor, Riverbend Ballroom

Monday 7/28/2025

  • 7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. - Registration - 12th Floor, Foyer 3
  • 8:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. - 🍴Breakfast and Opening General Session - 12th Floor, Grand Ballroom
  • 9:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. - Breakout Sessions - LPTA, SWTA NextGen, & Community Mobility
  • 12:15 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. - 🍴 Lunch & General Session - 12th Floor, Grand Ballroom
  • 1:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M - Breakout Sessions - LPTA, SWTA NextGen, & Community Mobility
  • 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. - 🍷🍺🍡🟣 EXPO Opening Reception with Vendors - 11th Floor, Riverbend Ballroom

Tuesday 7/29/2025

  • 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. - Registration - 12th Floor, Foyer 3
  • 8:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. - 🍴 Breakfast and General Session - 12 Floor, Grand Ballroom
  • 9:30 A.M. - 11:45 - Breakout Sessions - SWTA: NextGen, Community Mobility & Transit Law
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 - SWTA Spotlight Awards - 12 Floor, Grand Ballroom
  • 12:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - 🍴 🟣 Lunch & EXPO
  • 1:15 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.  - Breakout Sessions - Transit Law
  • 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.  - Breakout Sessions - Marketing

Wednesday 7/30/2025

  • 8:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. - Registration - 12th Floor, Foyer 3
  • 8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. - 🍴 Breakfast and Closing General Session - 12 Floor, Grand Ballroom
  • 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 - Breakout Sessions - Transit Law & Marketing
  • 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. - 🍴 Lunch - 12 Floor, Grand Ballroom
  • 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Breakout Sessions - Transit Law & Marketing
  • 5:00 P.M. - Conclusion of Conference

 

 

 

General Sessions

Keynote Address – Dominic Miller

Federal Update 

SWTA Spotlight Awards

Closing Breakfast

General Session Details

LPTA - Louisiana Public Transit Association *

*Louisiana Transit Agency Attendees Only

 

Effective Agency Marketing

Louisiana Urban Technical Assistance

One-on-one office hours between 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm for Louisiana Urban Transit systems to review FTA programs, ASP and SMS related best practices.

Louisiana LA-TEAM Application Training for FY 2026-2027

LPTA Session Details

SWTA: NextGen

Navigating Career Growth in Transit

Unlocking Transit Success: National Resources, Tools, and Support

Nuances of Transit Management

Bomb Proof Constructive Feedback Part 1: Paving the way for difficult conversations

Bomb Proof Constructive Feedback Part 2: Conflict Resolution Skills that Work

Stress Management in the workplace

 

SWTA: NextGen Sesson Details

Community Mobility

FTA TRaMS

Strategies for Reducing ADA-Related Lawsuits & Complaints

Community Transit Insurance Program for SWTA

Community Mobility Details

Transit Law

Navigating New Federal Guidelines in HR

FTA Regional Counsel Update

Latest in Procurement Rules

Budgeting 101 for Non-Financial Managers

Bridging the Gap Between CEOs & Lawyers

Managing Intellectual Property at Transit Agencies

Professional Ethics

Transit Law Session Details

Marketing

Meaningful Community Input

Crisis Communications

Visibility through Video

Spotlight Award Highlights

Improving Employee Communications

Transit Advertising

Marketing Session Details
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