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This is an agenda for the Mayors' River Cities Trade Initiative (MRCTI) annual meeting held September 17–18 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by Mayor Sharon Weston Broome at the Hilton Capitol Center (201 Lafayette St). The opening ceremony on September 17 at 6:00pm features Mayor Broome, Louisiana State Legislature members, and Southern University at the Leon R. Tarver II Cultural & Heritage Center; a welcome reception follows at 7:30pm sponsored by Southern University. On September 18, an opening plenary on "Housing and Community Development Challenges in River Communities" runs 8:00am–9:00am, sponsored by a Louisiana State University Provost Fund for Innovation grant, with continental breakfast provided and presided over by the mayors of Cairo, Illinois and Kimmswick, Missouri.