RESTORE LOUISIANA TASK FORCE Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller December 1, 2016 WE ARE #TEAMTANGIPAHOA HURRICANE ISAAC 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 Lake Pontchartrain • 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 Mississippi 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 .