October 20, 2020
Protecting our People, Our Property and Our Way of Life
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NLLD Board of Commissioners
Meets Today - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Meetings resume entirely in person at NLLD Office.
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The North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District will hold its regular monthly meetings today, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the NLLD Office in Raceland.
NLLD Meetings TODAY:
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
5:15 pm
Finance and Priority Committee
5:30 pm (or immediately following Committee meeting)
NLLD Board of Commissioners
Location:
NLLD Office, 3862 Highway 1, Raceland, LA 70394
There is no longer a virtual attendance option,
but meetings are viewable on your computer via livestream.
Every individual shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth when entering the building and social distancing measures will be implemented. We ask everyone to comply with the guidelines from the governor’s recent proclamation, No. 134-JBE-2020, renewing phase 3 of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
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Morganza to the Gulf Proves Its Worth During 2020 Hurricane Season |
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2020 has been an extremely active hurricane season for Louisiana. Although Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes were not directly hit, we still experienced significant storm surge impact, but our homes and businesses did not flood. This was a result of having local work completed on the federal Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection System (MtoG), which continues to prove its success in keeping storm water out.
While the MtoG has not gotten any federal dollars, every year we are able to complete new milestones on the project. This is only because our local communities and the State have been proactive in funding the project ourselves by taxation on our part and sheer determination by all. The LA CPRA continues to support our need for protection. Garnering federal funding for the MtoG is top priority and we have gotten closer to achieving this goal since the project’s inception.
We also cannot forget about the numerous NLLD projects completed and in construction that are critical in protecting North Lafourche from damaging storm waters. Like the MtoG, these projects were made possible solely through our local and CPRA funding sources. We are fighting flooding on your behalf!
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Hurricane Delta Emergency Operations -
Grand Bayou Channel Closure
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The NLLD is proud to work with our neighboring Terrebonne and South Lafourche Levee Districts along with Lafourche and Terrebonne parish Governments. For every storm, the levee district directors and parish managers closely communicate, contemplate options, and prepare for the worse.
Each storm brings its own challenges, but we continue to adapt and find the best management strategies. For example, before Hurricane Delta approached the coast, the three levee districts and the CPRA agreed to sink a barge in the Grand Bayou Canal about a hundred feet from where the future Grand Bayou floodgate will soon be constructed as part of the MtoG. (Photo above courtesy of HoumaTimes.com)
This emergency operation proved to be beneficial for both parishes, with less water coming into the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway as storm surges were reduced.
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National Flood Insurance Program Extended for One Year
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has been reauthorized and extended for one year until September 30, 2021.
FEMA is redesigning its flood rate mapping through an effort called Risk Rating 2.0, which is set to be implemented on October 1, 2021. This will correspond with the NFIP and affect the outcome of new insurance rates and coverage details.
NLLD and the LA CPRA's
NFIP Committee will work hard over the next year to provide input for Risk Rating 2.0 and help adjust legislation for the NFIP.
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TODAY
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
NLLD Office, 3862 LA 1, Racleland
5:15 PM
Finance and Priority Committee
5:30 PM (or immediately following F&P)
Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners
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2020 Board of Commissioners
Cory Kief, President
Timothy Allen, Vice President
Kenney Matherne, Sec/Treas
Louis Andolsek, Jr.
Rodney Foret
Percy Gasery, Jr.
Darcy Kiffe
Adley Peltier
Elmo "Jay" Pitre, III
Robert Pitre
Susan Testroet-Bergeron
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Contact us by e-mail
Staff:
Board President:
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Who We Are:
Dwayne Bourgeois
Executive Director
Katie DeRoche
Executive Assistant
Madonna Viguerie
Administrative Assistant
Arthur Ostheimer
Project Manager
Glenn Bourgeois
Field Coordinator
Peggy Boudwin
Office Assistant
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The North Lafourche Conservation, Levee, and Drainage District (known as NLLD) was formed in 1992 to provide drainage and flood protection services for the northern portion of Lafourche Parish, including the entire parish north of the Intracoastal Canal. The District includes over 250 miles of levees and drainage canals, and over 40 pump stations.
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