State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

• Video-Teleconference
• February 28, 2008
• prepared by
• State Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee
• and the
• Governors Office of Homeland Security and
  Emergency Preparedness

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Presentation Outline

• Video-Teleconference Procedures
• Hazard Mitigation Planning
• State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
• Next Steps
• Comments and Questions

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Hazard Mitigation Planning
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhat is Hazard Mitigation?

• Any measures undertaken to reduce the risks posed
  by natural and/or manmade hazards on a place and
  its population.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhat is Hazard Mitigation?

• Hazard mitigation measures can include structural
  projects like levees, dams, or building safe
  rooms

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• non-structural projects like acquisition,
  elevation, retrofit of buildings, or vegetation
  management

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• regulatory practices like enacting or enforcing
  building codes, permits, or land use policies

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• training and educational programs for
  communities and State agencies

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Hazard Mitigation Plan
• A plan to reduce a communitys risk and exposure
  to disasters
• which is different from an
• Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
• A plan to guide a communitys response to an
  emergency or disaster

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhat is a Hazard Mitigation Plan?

• A Hazard Mitigation Plan is typically written
  before hazard events occur (pre-disaster)
• Hazard mitigation projects can be implemented
  either before or after a disaster (pre-disaster
  or post-disaster).

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhy do We Need a Plan?
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhy do We Need a Plan?

• In the last 10 years, there have been 16
  Presidential Disaster Declarations for natural
  hazards in Louisiana.
• The total federal assistance paid for these
  disasters is over 26 billion.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhy do We Need a Plan?

• The actual damages far outstrip federal
  assistance the costs of Katrina and Rita alone
  are estimated between 90 and 140 billion.
• And then there is the human cost nearly 1500
  deaths, and nearly 200,000 people still displaced

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• 75 of Louisianas natural disaster declarations
  in the past decade involved flooding.
• Louisiana has more repetitively flooded
  properties than any other state double the
  next-highest state.
• Louisiana is also prone to damaging high winds,
  ice storms, HAZMAT releases, and other hazards.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhy is the Plan Important?

• The Plan satisfies requirements of the Disaster
  Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000), keeping
  Louisiana eligible for millions of dollars of
  pre- and post-disaster grants.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhy is the Plan Important?

• Between 1995-2004, Louisiana received more than
  40 million from the Hazard Mitigation Grant
  Program (HMGP) it received nearly 170M in HMGP
  after Katrina and Rita
• The State is also competitive for Pre-Disaster
  Mitigation (PDM) and Flood Mitigation Assistance
  (FMA) grants, winning nearly 8 million since
  1998.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateWhy is the Plan Important?

• It helps focus attention on important issues for
  communities and State agencies
• It leads to better partnerships between the State
  and communities
• It initiates realistic and meaningful steps to
  address the issues.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateDont we already have a Plan?

• Yes! but DMA 2000 requires the Plan be updated
  every three years and the current plan expires in
  April 2008.
• Much of this 2008 Plan Update is similar to the
  2005 Plan.
• Implementation of the 2005 Plan was constrained
  by disruption of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
UpdateIs this the end of the process?

• No! it is closer to the beginning than the end.
• This presentation ends with Next Steps
  including how you can stay involved.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• There is a lot of jargon that is used to describe
  the planning process.
• This graphic shows the process recommended by
  FEMA.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• It all boils down to two basic questions
• What hazards present the greatest risk to the
  State and its citizens?
• What are the most effective ways to reduce those
  risks?

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Introduction and process (Secs. 1-3 Appxs. A-C,
  I-J)
• Identification of hazards from natural or manmade
  sources (Sec. 4 Appx. D)
• Assessment of risks to populations, property,
  economies (Secs. 5-6 Appxs. E-F)
• Assessment of state/local capability for hazard
  mitigation (Sec. 7 Appxs. G, K)
• Action plans to reduce risk (Secs. 8-10 Appx. H)

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Hazard Identification
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Natural Hazards considered included

• Drought
• Earthquake
• Flood
• Hailstorm
• High Winds (Hurricane)
• High Winds (Tornado)

• Ice Storms
• Lightning
• Severe Heat/Cold
• Storm Surge
• Subsidence
• Wildfire

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Manmade Hazards considered included
• Dam Failure
• Levee Failure
• Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) Incidents

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Hazard profiles help determine which hazards pose
  the greatest threat to Louisiana.
• Hazards like Floods affect specific areas.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Hazards like High Winds can affect the whole
  state, but the severity of the hazard declines
  from south to north.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Based on a review of hazard profiles, the hazards
  assessed in the Plan are

• Flood
• High Winds (Hurricane)
• High Winds (Tornado)
• Ice Storms
• Storm Surge

• Subsidence
• Wildfire
• Dam Failure
• Levee Failure
• HAZMAT Incident

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Statewide Risk Assessment
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• The Plan has two parallel Risk Assessment tracks
• Statewide Risk Assessment (by Parish) the State
  as a community
• State-Owned Assets Risk Assessment the State as
  a property owner

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Ideally, the Statewide RA would consider the
  effects of hazards on
• Populations and specific demographics
• Building stock residential, commercial, and
  industrial
• Critical facilities fire stations, police
  stations, EOCs, clinics, etc.
• Infrastructure Highway bridges, railways, oil
  and gas pipelines

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• However, the process was limited by existing
  data.
• Hazard data is not consistent across geography
  and hazards
• Facility and infrastructure data is not always
  consistent
• Post-2005 demographics remain unstable

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Therefore, risk from different hazards were
  assessed in different ways
• Some hazards (flood, ice storm, high winds,
  wildfire, HAZMAT release) were assessed using
  historical data
• Others (storm surge, subsidence, dam and levee
  failure) were assessed based on estimations of
  future risk.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Flood risk, based on historical data including
  claims from the National Flood Insurance Program

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Dam failure risk, based on estimating future risk
  to people in proximity to dams

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Finally, the hazards were assessed relative to
  each other, generating a composite risk ranking
  by parish.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Additional analysis included in the Plan
• Risk to mobile homes, key economic drivers, and
  critical infrastructure
• Risk of secondary hazard events
• Measuring exposure to hazards in different future
  development scenarios
• Consistency of this Plan with local hazard
  mitigation plans

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Observations and Conclusions
• This assessment provides a basis for comparing
  effects of the natural and manmade hazards
  between parishes.
• It also provides information to use in
  integrating these results with local mitigation
  planning efforts.
• Ground-truthing or validation of the results is
  needed at the local level.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Risk Assessment for State-Owned Assets
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• The Risk Assessment for State-Owned Assets has
  two parts
• Assess relative importance or criticality of
  facilities
• Assess risk to facilities from different hazards,
  based upon estimated losses

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• State-owned critical facilities were mapped and
  ranked by criticality.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• This allowed potential impacts on State-owned
  assets to be compared, including the results for
  Flood

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• and High Winds.
• Additional hazards were analyzed for the risks
  they pose to state-owned facilities

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Observations and Conclusions
• Similar to the statewide results, the state-owned
  facilities assessment
• Allows comparisons of effects, hazard by hazard
• Provides information to share with other
  agencies
• Requires more detailed and ground-truthed
  information for further action.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Capability Assessment
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• The first step to implementing the Plan is
  understanding what capability is on the ground,
  so the Capability Assessment
• Examines state plans, policies, and programs
• Identifies funding and resources
• Assessment of state and local capability

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Capability Assessment

• Surveyed the ability of state and local agencies
  to plan for and implement hazard mitigation
  projects
• State/local strengths and weaknesses
• Capacity, including staffing, mitigation
  expertise, technology/GIS, finances
• This analysis feeds directly into the
  recommendations in the Action Plan

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Goals, Action Plans and Implementation
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Goal 1
• Improve education and outreach regarding hazard
  mitigation
• Identify and coordinate public information
  efforts with other agencies
• Support the Community Education and Outreach
  initiative (CEO)

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Goals, Action Plans Implementation

• Goal 1 (continued)
• Increase state agency capabilities
• Establish points-of-contact at all agencies
• Interview to determine interest and needs
• Identify opportunities for leveraging efforts

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Goals, Action Plans Implementation

• Goal 2
• Improve data collection sharing
• Develop common definitions, methodologies and/or
  data sets for
• Hazard identification and Risk assessment
• Asset/facility categorization
• Loss estimation
• Goals and objectives
• Mitigation project types

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Goals, Action Plans Implementation

• Goal 2 (continued)
• Ground-truth data and methodologies
• Integrate local and state agency risk data into
  future state hazard mitigation plan updates
• Identify existing data availability
• Improve data management

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Goals, Action Plans Implementation

• Goal 3
• Improve coordination with State and communities
  for mitigation planning
• Provide technical support
• Encourage local participation in NFIP
• Integrate efforts parish OHSEPs, floodplain and
  coastal zone administrators, building officials,
  planning and zoning, etc.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Goals, Action Plans Implementation

• Goal 4
• Mitigate hazards through construction projects
  and related activities
• Identify, prioritize and fund projects
• Recommended practices
• Support grant application development and
  administration, including meeting FEMA
  requirements

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Goals, Action Plans Implementation

• Goal 4 (continued)
• Related activities include recommendations
  regarding current federal, state or local laws
  and administrative rules regarding floodplain
  management ordinances, building codes and
  long-range planning to create an enhanced state
  mitigation program.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Next Steps
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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Provide comments on the Final Draft Plan Update
  by March 14th.
• Note Comments received after March 14th will be
  held for future consideration, but not
  necessarily included in this Plan Update.
• Indicate interest in on-going involvement in the
  planning and implementation process.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• Incorporate reviewers comments (public and
  agency comments, FEMA Region VI, GOHSEP, etc.) to
  create a final State Hazard Mitigation Plan
  Update
• Submit final Plan Update for approval by the
  State.
• Submit final Plan Update document for approval by
  FEMA by April 25, 2008

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• On-going involvement of the State Hazard
  Mitigation Team, Planning Committee, and Advisory
  Board
• State and federal agency reps
• Academic and scientific experts
• Professional groups (APA, etc.) and non-profits
• LA Municipal Association, Police Jury
  Association, LA Association of Planning
  Development Districts, etc.

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State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan
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• On-going process of implementation, monitoring,
  evaluation and updates continues with periodic
  re-approval by FEMA, every three years.
• Louisiana moves towards a real-time system for
  hazard-data analysis and project evaluation

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Statewide Hazard Mitigation Community Education
and Outreach Project

• a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program-funded,
• multi-faceted, three-year initiative to establish
  
• a culture of mitigation throughout Louisiana

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The Community Education and Outreach Project
is an initiative consistent with and providing
strategic assistance for implementation of goals
1, 2 and 3 in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan.

• SHMP GOALS
• Goal 1 Improve education outreach efforts on
  hazard identification and risk reduction.
• Goal 2 Improve vulnerability and risk-related
  data collection.
• Goal 3 Improve interagency coordination to
  develop coherent mitigation-related strategies.

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Summary of Goals and Objectives

• The CEO Project will build upon State Hazard
  Mitigation Plan elements to promote municipal
  government and community capacity to mitigate.
• Partnerships and mitigation education
  opportunities will encourage produce effective
  mitigation actions throughout the states public
  arena
• 1) government institutions
• 2) business sector
• 3) individuals

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Summary of Goals Objectives, concl.

• The CEO Project will assist GOHSEP and other
  agencies to identify and improve mitigation
  abilities and execution
• Improve data capabilities and management.
• Identify, expand and promote best practices
  throughout Louisiana.
• Promote regional mitigation actions where
  beneficial.
• Provide funding to continue and expand successful
  mitigation efforts.
• Recognize and avoid duplication of efforts.
• Heighten political and community desire to
  address possible risk and management of risk
  before a disaster/crisis occurs.
• Reduce property damage, economic interruption and
  most importantly, loss of life.

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CEO Project Funding

• Total Project Cost 25,000,000.00
• Federal Share 18,750,000.00
• Non-Federal Share 6,250,000.00 (25)

FEMA-1603-DR-LA, HMGP 5 Funding
The 25 non-federal match share is being
provided as in-kind services by the Louisiana
Association of Broadcasters and the Louisiana
Press Association.
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CEO Project Components
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For more information on the CEO Project and to
become involved

• Peggy Poche
• Statewide Hazard Mitigation CEO Project
  Coordinator
• Disaster Recovery Section
• Governors Office of Homeland Security
  Emergency Preparedness
• office 225.376.5128
• fax [phone]
• ppoche_at_ohsep.louisiana.gov

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