Louisiana Speaks: Allen Parish Moves Forward With Recovery Meetings
Release Date: February 2, 2006
Release Number: 1603-329
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA), along with parish citizens, local businesses, and organizations are writing the draft plan for long-term community recovery in Allen Parish.
Input gathered during a series of ongoing public meetings, government workshops, and Louisiana Recovery Planning Day on Jan. 21, is being used in Allen Parish's draft plan. Louisiana Recovery Planning day was designed to reach out to displaced residents throughout the country. Long-Term Community Recovery Teams continue to work in 19 parishes affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
"We've asked Louisianians to think big, which is what we are seeing in Allen Parish as they prepare their draft plan for long-term community recovery," said FEMA Director of Long-Term Community Recovery, Brad Gair. "By embedding long-term community recovery teams throughout the state, the residents are taking ownership in, and creating the vision for the recovery of their community."
Allen Parish will continue its series of public meetings concurrently in four locations on Feb. 7 and Feb. 9 from 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m., listed below.
Tuesday, Feb. 7 - Oakdale - Oakdale City Hall located at 333 E. 6 Ave.
Reeves - Reeves Town Hall located at 18370 Hwy 190 West
Thursday, Feb. 9 - Kinder - Kinder City Hall located at 333 N. 8
Elizabeth - Elizabeth City Hall located at 230 Poplar Street
This series of meetings will allow residents to actively participate in creating the draft plan for the recovery of their parish. All residents are strongly encouraged to participate in the long-term recovery of Allen Parish.
The Louisiana Recovery Authority is the planning and coordinating body that will assist in implementing the Governor's vision for the recovery of Louisiana . The authority will identify and prioritize the short- and long-term needs of the recovery. The authority will seek out and value local input as it plans and implements the recovery.
FEMA manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.
Last Modified: Friday, 03-Feb-2006 08:23:51