03-10731. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Louisiana Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, that a conference call of the Louisiana Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 2:30 p.m. on April 29, 2003. The purpose of the meeting is to be briefed by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding race relations in Baker, LA involving the Mayor and City Council.

This conference call is available to the public through the following call-in number: 1-800-923-4213, access code 16409931. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls not initiated using the supplied call-in number or over wireless lines and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls using the call-in number over land-line connections. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-977-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and access code.

To ensure that the Commission secures an appropriate number of lines for the public, persons are asked to register by contacting Melvin L. Jenkins, Director of the Central Regional Office, 913-551-1400 (TDD 913-551-1414), by 4 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2003.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, April 11, 2003.

Ivy L. Davis,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.