RESTORE TASK FORCE

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller December 1, 2016

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA August 27, 2012 • 8,222 Homes Affected • 7,500 Residents displaced • Sheltered 2816 residents in 7 shelters • $5,000,000 in damages

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA SEVERE WEATHER/FLOODING MARCH 2016 • 7637 Homes Affected • 13 Business Flooded • 13,000 Residents Displaced • 2,100 Residents Sheltered • Southeastern Louisiana University sustained major flood damage

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA SEVERE WEATHER/FLOODING AUGUST 2016 • 10,033 Homes Affected • 63 businesses flooded • 28,000 Residents displaced • 1,850 Residents Sheltered in 7 shelters • 6 Public Schools Flooded

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA Hazard Mitigation

• 146 Applications received for Acquisition/Elevation with more coming in daily • 86 of those applicants have flooded 3 or more times PROBLEM • Only 4 homes raised and 1 property acquired in the past 16 years! • We are just now starting the process to raise homes from Hurricane IKE (2008)! • The process to get the allocated funds is taking ENTIRELY too long!

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA Tangipahoa Priorities

• Parish wide flood mitigation study, plan, & project funding • Tangipahoa River De-snag / Dredging • LA 445 Widening • North & South Emergency Logistics Center • I-12 Interstate Widening

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA BaAF6bupMsic HTM Tangipahoa River De-Snag / Dredging

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA BaAF6bupMsic HTM Tangipahoa River De-Snag / Dredging

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA Tangipahoa River Project

• Severe Navigational Risk • Massive current flow Restriction Hwy 190 South to Mouth of • Current project of Lees Landing Boat launch using Restore Act Funding / Emergency Services Access • 14 ft deep to 2.5 ft in channel at mouth

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA Tangipahoa River Project

• Clearing and De-snag Mile 0 – 53.5 • Last De-Snag 1995 Cost $153,680.00 Mile 8.5 TO Mile 15 • Request funding Silver Jackets Program • Down side is we compete with River for Funding Sources

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA LA 445 Widening

• Hurricane Evacuation Route • Robert / Bedico Population Growth • Corridor to North End of Parish from Southern End • Contra-Flow alternative to I-55 / I59 • Located on Eastern Boundary of Parish • Public Transportation Route

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA • Urban Civic Center • Emergency Shelter • National Guard C2 and Lodging Facility • Interstate Access • FEMA Regional Staging Area Proximity • North & South End of Parish

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA I-12 Widening

• Hurricane Evacuation Route • North Shore Population Growth • Main Transportation Corridor through Southern LA • Contra-Flow From Causeway to I-55 • Public Transportation Route

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA Thank you for your time. Questions?

Robby Miller Tangipahoa Parish President 985-748-3492 [email protected]

WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA