In July 2009, Catholic Charities Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux received a grant from CCUSA to sponsor a workshop on climate change. Called Building is a Moral Act: Saving Money and the Common Good, the workshop attracted 83 attendees from across Louisiana and featured presentations about sustainable building practices, the science of climate change and the moral aspects of environmental stewardship.
Co-sponsors included the Louisiana Catholic Conference of Bishops and the  
Louisiana Interchurch Conference. The participants also toured BeauSoleil, the sustainable home built by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

In July 2009, Catholic Charities Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux received a grant from CCUSA to sponsor a workshop on climate change. Called Building is a Moral Act: Saving Money and the Common Good, the workshop attracted 83 attendees from across Louisiana and featured presentations about sustainable building practices, the science of climate change and the moral aspects of environmental stewardship.
Co-sponsors included the Louisiana Catholic Conference of Bishops and the  
Louisiana Interchurch Conference. The participants also toured BeauSoleil, the sustainable home built by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.