The award recognizes RCG&A's efforts to highlight and refine the rich cultural resources of Louisiana, and follows the firm's contribution to implementing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) in Louisiana.

RCG&A acted as the archaeological and historic preservation contractor for the larger Dewberry team that provided consulting support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

RCG&A's work was part of FEMA's fulfillment of the Programmatic Agreement between the agency and the State of Louisiana following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and represented one of the largest single-project contributions to Louisiana archaeology. The Dewberry team performed archaeological surveys of Fontainebleau State Park and New Orleans' City Park; researched more than 200 parks around New Orleans, conducting archaeological investigations at 30 parks; analyzed eleven archaeological collections that had not been previously examined or were not analyzed using modern methods; scanned more than 150,000 National Register and Standing Structure documents; and surveyed seven New Orleans National Register Historic Districts.

About R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.

RCG&A is a 33-year old cultural resource management company based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The company offers a complete suite of archaeological, historical, and architectural history services designed to meet federal, state, and local compliance requirements while facilitating due diligence and project planning on behalf of private and public sector clients. All project management staff met or exceeded the professional qualification standards in their respective fields as established by the Secretary of the Interior (36 CFR 61). To learn more, visit http://www.rcgoodwin.com.