Officials Seek Input From Displaced Louisiana Residents
Release Date: January 17, 2006
Release Number: 1603-285
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) are asking displaced Louisiana residents and business owners residing in Dallas to attend a special open house meeting to provide input on ways to rebuild their Louisiana community.
The event is scheduled for January 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dallas Convention Center .
The open house is designed to gather public input that will be used to identify priority recovery issues unique to each community, as well as to define each community's recovery principles, visions and goals. Participants will be asked to share their thoughts and ideas via feedback forms, notes placed on maps and charts, and one-on-one discussions with planning team members.
The Long-Term Community Recovery team will use a variety of methods, including storefront surveys, to collect public input and assess the needs of each community in order to develop a long-term recovery plan for the highly affected parishes in Louisiana .
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.
F EMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 18-Jan-2006 08:37:47