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St. Tammany Parish is subject to natural hazards that threaten life and health and have caused extensive property damage. Since Hurricane Betsy in 1965, the Parish has been declared a disaster area by the President 13 times. As noted by Parish President Kevin Davis, "While these hazards are acts of nature, the impacts on residents, public facilities, businesses, and private property can be diminished through hazard mitigation planning".

The effort is being led by the Parish's Office of Emergency Preparedness. It is being coordinated by a Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee, created by the St. Tammany Parish Council. The Committee's members include representatives of Parish offices, interested municipalities, property owner associations, and public organizations.

The committee will review a variety of mitigation measures, organized under five general strategies:

• Property protection - e.g., relocation out of harm's way, retrofitting buildings, insurance,
• Preventative - e.g., zoning, building codes, and other development regulations,
• Emergency Services - e.g., warning, sandbagging, evacuation,
• Flood control projects - e.g., levees, reservoirs, channel improvements,
• Public information - e.g., outreach projects, technical assistance to property owners

Additional Information

• Final Draft Plan - Appendix A- Public Involvement Activities (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 10 Action Plan (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 9 Public Information (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 8 Flood Control (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 7 Emergency Services (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 6 Preventative Measures (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 5 Property Protection (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 4 Goals (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 3 Vulnerability (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 2 Hazard Profile (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - CH 1 Introduction (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - Table of Contents (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - Summary (pdf) • Final Draft Plan - Cover (pdf)