Louisiana Speaks: Calcasieu Parish Moves Forward With Round Two Of Recovery Meetings
Release Date: February 3, 2006
Release Number: 1603-330
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority, along with parish citizens, local businesses and organizations have written the draft plan for long-term community recovery in Calcasieu Parish.
Input gathered during a series of ongoing public meetings, government workshops, and from Louisiana Recovery Planning Day was used in Calcasieu’s draft plan. The Louisiana Recovery Planning Day, held on Jan. 21, 2006, 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.
Calcasieu Parish will conduct its second round of public meetings in Lake Charles and Sulphur later this week. The public will be presented with the preliminary impact assessment, along with the draft of their community’s vision, guiding principles, needs and issues, and their goals and strategies for recovery. The public will be asked to prioritize these goals with the assistance of Agricultural Extension facilitators from Louisiana State University.
The goal of these meetings is to develop a final plan for Calcasieu Parish’s long-term recovery. All citizens are encouraged to participate in the long-term recovery of their parish.
The information gathered will be used by local officials and staff, and the Recovery Team for the development of parish-wide recovery projects.
The meetings will take place:
- in Lake Charles 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Feb. 6, 2006, at the Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Drive;
- in Sulphur 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 2006, at the Frasch Park Recreation Room, 400 Picard Road.
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 10:15:31