For Immediate Release: October 31, 2008
Contact: Chris Macaluso
(225) 342-3968
chris.macaluso@la.gov
EMERGENCY CPRA Meeting Called for Wednesday, Nov. 5 at UNO
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday, November 5th at 3:00 P.M. at UNO's Homer L. Hitt Alumni Center, 2nd Floor Ballroom located at 2000 Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans to deliver a factual presentation about the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA).
The Authority will discuss and possibly approve an Intergovernmental Agreement between the CPRA and Jefferson, St Tammany and Orleans Parish and a Project Partnership Agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed in the development and implementation of SELA projects.
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The meeting information and agenda is listed below:
EMERGENCY CPRA MEETING
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Homer L. Hitt Alumni Center, Ballroom, 2nd Floor
2nd Floor Ballroom
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
November 5, 2008- 3:00pm
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Factual briefing on SELA Project/Project Partnership Agreement
III. Motion to approve Inter-Governmental Agreement
IV. Motion to approve SELA Project Partnership Agreement
V. Adjournment
If you need additional information, please call Chris Macaluso in The Governor's Office of Coastal Activities at (225) 342-3968 or email at chris.macaluso@la.gov.
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The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's mandate is to develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive coastal protection and restoration master plan. For the first time in Louisiana's history, this single state authority will integrate coastal restoration and hurricane protection by marshalling the expertise and resources of the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation and Development, and other state agencies, to speak with one clear voice for the future of Louisiana's coast. Working with federal, state and local political subdivisions, including levee districts, the CPRA will work to establish a safe and sustainable coast that will protect our communities, the nation's critical energy infrastructure, and our bountiful natural resources for generations to come. The CPRA of Louisiana was established by Act 8 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of 2005.
