2nd Quarter (2015)
INSIDE
Chairman’s Message
LFMA Workshop
The Mitigation Corner
The Voice
Flood Risk & Resilience
Viewer
CRS Spotlight
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7
Floodplain Committee Alert 8
Hot Topics 9
Red River Declaration 10
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The Official Newsletter of the Louisiana Floodplain Management Association
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Red River Declaration
Calendar
LaDOTD Awards
2015 –2016
Board of Directors
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From the Chair
At the forefront, the runoff from the Texas and Oklahoma floods is funneling its way through our state via the Red River as it heads towards the Mississippi River. Many of our levee systems are being tested and so are our local communities. Our neighbors and fellow floodplain managers are struggling with the effects from road closures to flooded homes and businesses. It is devastating for some-
-Mother Nature is in control and more rain is in the forecast.
FEMA has set up an NFIP call center 1-800-621-3362 to assist policyholders with their claims and to offer technical assistance to aid in recovery.
On a brighter note, our Annual Conference was held April in
Houma, LA, and was a huge success! Thanks again to all the board members who worked so diligently to put this together. A special thanks to Lisa Ledet for her organization of the event, poster contest and for her hard work on acquiring grant funding through the Houma Convention and Visitors Bureau. Lisa was very detailed, organized and did an outstanding job! We had a good response to the levee tour, and our attendance was at an all-time high for opening day. Thanks to Mike Hunnicutt for putting together the agenda and securing speakers. We were honored to have Representative Garrett Graves take time out of his busy schedule to be our Keynote speaker. All of the presenters were very informative and it was a great opportunity to network and catch up with colleagues. Hope you had fun and learned a lot.
I would like to welcome new board member Kim Reeves (Region 1 alternate) and Carrie Robinette
(Treasurer) and congratulate those who were re-elected. I also want to thank our out-going
Treasurer, Alex Guillory. I look forward to serving you all again as Chairman. Thanks for having confidence in me.
I would also like to congratulate our award recipients. The 2015 Rod Emmer Award was presented to Wayne Berggren- So deserving! Pam Lightfoot presented the LaDOTD Certificates of
Appreciation to John Jordan, Lisa Ledet and Carl Thompson; Congratulations to all!
Mark your calendar for next year’s conference to be held in Baton Rouge!
Our Summer workshop will be held on July 24th, at the Mathews Government Complex, 4876 Hwy
1, Mathews, Louisiana. NOAA and LSU officials will be presenting on Coastal issues, so don’t miss out on this great opportunity. The agenda and registration are found on our website: www.lfma.org. As always, if you would be interested in hosting a workshop in your area, please contact your local Regional Representative.
Keep Louisiana Safe through Effective Floodplain Management
Melissa J. Becker, CFM

LOUISIANA FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND
LAFOURCHE PARISH GOVERNMENT SPONSOR
THE LFMA WORKSHOP
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WHEN : FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
8:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
WHERE: MATHEWS GOVERNMENT COMPLEX
4876 HWY 1
RACELAND, LA
Make your own hotel reservations at:
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
(block is under DDC) $99.99 + tax
4716 Hwy 1
Raceland, LA 70394
AGENDA
8:00 a.m
. —Pastries & Coffee
8:30 a.m
. —Introduction
Darla Duet, CFM , - Vice Chair, LFMA
8:35 a.m
. —Welcome
Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph
8:45 a.m
. — Coastal Storm Flood & Inundation Forecasting,
Re sources for the Assessment for Vulnerabilities and Future
Risk
Roger Erickson, NOAA
Jonathan Brazzell, NOAA
9:45 a.m. — Break
10:00 a.m. — Water Levels, Surge, Subsidence & Coastal
Flooding Across Coastal Land Areas
Tim Osborn, NOAA
Clifford Mugnier, LSU
11:00 a.m. – Background on CO OPS, Tidal Datum Theory, Sea
Level Changes, tidal and Geodetic Datum Relationships
Michael Michalski, NOAA
12:00 PM – Closing Remarks
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM – CFM Exam (Pre-registration req’d)
For more information on the topics or CFM Exam, please contact: Darla Duet (985)537 7603 or duetda@lafourchegov.org
This workshop earns CEC Credits
Workshop Contact: Darla Duet
(985)537 7603, fax (985)532 2845 or duetda@lafourchegov.org
LFMA SUMMER WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
DATE: Friday, JULY 24, 2015
LOCATION: Mathews Government Complex
Raceland, LA
TIME: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Please Mail, Fax or Email this to:
Darla Duet, CFM
Lafourche Parish Government
P O Box 425
Mathews, LA 70375 duetda@lafourchegov.org
FAX: (985) 532 2845
NAME: _______________________
TITLE: ________________________
ORGANIZATION: _______________
_____________________________
MAILING ADDRESS: _____________
_____________________________
PHONE #: _____________________
FAX #: ________________________
EMAIL: _______________________
**************************************** CFM Exam will be offered following the workshop at 1:30 PM at the
Mathews Government Complex.
Please register at www.floods.org
click on Certification
Deadline to register for CFM is July 10, 2015. Walk ins not accepted.

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By: Michael D. Hunnicutt, CFM
This issue of the “Mitigation Corner” is focused on
FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA). As appropriated by the
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, the Fiscal
Year 2015 Flood Mitigation Assistance and Pre-Disaster Mitigation programs have opened.
The FMA grant program provides resources to assist states, tribal governments, territories and local communities in their efforts to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as authorized by the National Flood insurance Act of 1968, as amended. Consistent with Biggert-
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the FMA Grant Program changed in FY 2013 to allow more federal funds for properties with repetitive flood claims and severe repetitive loss properties, and the Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) and Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) Grant
Programs were eliminated.
The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program provides resources to assist state, tribal governments, territories and local communities to reduce overall risk to the population and structures from future hazard events, while also reducing the reliance on federal funding from future disasters. The PDM Grant Program was created to assist in implementing a sustained predisaster natural hazard mitigation program, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended.
The Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Unified Guidance applies to the FY 2015 FMA and
PDM application cycle. Sub-applicants are encouraged to review the guidance for detailed information regarding eligibility and to contact your GOHSEP SAL for additional information.
The total amount of funds distributed under the FY 2015 FMA will be $150,000,000. The FMA program funds will be awarded by FEMA HQ on a competitive basis across the nation. The total amount of funds distributed under the FY 2015 PDM will be $30,000,000. The PDM program funds will be awarded by FEMA HQ on a competitive basis across the nation.
FEMA’s mission is to support the citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. If you have any questions about the
Mitigation Section of FEMA or any of its programs, you can contact your Local FEMA Regional
Office, or visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov, or call LFMA Representative Michael
Hunnicutt, CFM, at 504-278-4223.

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The Voice – Increasing Awareness, Encouraging Mitigation Action
FEMA Region 6 has just released the latest issue of our newsletter, The Voice, and it is available on our website at http://www.riskmap6.com/documents/resource/TheVoice_Jun2015_Vol11_508.pdf
. You can sign up on RiskMAP6.com to receive future issues of The Voice newsletter upon publication release.
The June 2015 issue includes information and links related to Substantial Damage and what to do after a flood. We’ve also included articles on smartphone apps you’ll find helpful during hurricane season, some of FEMA’s newest posters on earthquake safety, and news on a the FEMA Region 6 “Virtual
Brown Bag” Webinars, a new online series to help communities create useful GIS products with the flood risk products delivered during a Risk MAP study.
We encourage our readers to share local Mitigation Success stories with us for future issues of The Voice. You may now reach us through R6-Mitigation-Outreach@fema.dhs.gov
.
For those communities located in designated counties of declared disasters, we want to remind you of the ways to register for assistance:
Online at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov
By calling 800-621-FEMA (3362)
The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT seven days a week until further notice
A new NFIP Helpline has been added as an option when you call
Multilingual operators are available
Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 800-462-7585 directly
For those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362.
By visiting a FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Intake Center or state-FEMA Disaster Recovery
Center in your area
The Voice has been in publication since 2009 and previous issues are available at www.RiskMAP6.com
.
Risk MAP6.com
“Helping communities understand a complete picture of their natural hazard risk”

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) launched a new “Flood Risk and
Resilience Viewer” which displays information on coastal land change, flood risk, and impacts to communities. This innovative online-tool provides residents with access to the state’s best information about how Louisiana’s coast may change in the future, as well as resources to make communities and properties safer.
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To learn more and explore the viewer, visit:
CIMS.COASTAL.LOUISIANA.GOV/
The viewer uses data that was produced for the 2012 Coastal Master Plan and shows land loss and flood risk for current day as well as 50 years into the future. Also displayed are the 2012 Coastal Master Plan protection and restoration projects that offer land building and risk reduction benefits across the coast. In addition, a variety of resources are provided to enable homeowners and business owners to take steps towards reducing their flood risk.
This information is integrated with additional coast-wide data on infrastructure and other elements of the built environment to show how flood risk impacts communities. The information can then be used to better understand current coastal flood risk and how this risk may change in the future.
The viewer is intended to support residents, communities, local governments, state agencies, NGOs, and community advocates in coastal planning and hazard mitigation efforts.
Know your Risk
Know your Resources

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Background
As news spread regarding the release of the new
2013 Community Rating System (CRS) Manual, interest was expressed by local and regional CRS individuals to formally meet regularly to discuss the new manual changes. In June 2012, a CRS Users
Group was formed. Later named the Capital Region
Area Floodplain Task-force or CRAFT, the group is composed of the following communities: Ascension
Parish, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Parish,
City of Central, City of Denham Springs, City of
Gonzales, City of Scott, City of Walker, and the City of Zachary. The Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development (DOTD), ISO and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) are also often in attendance at CRAFT meetings. These meetings are held monthly and are facilitated by The University of New Orleans’ Center for
Hazards Assessment, Response & Technology (UNO-CHART). Meetings are currently rotated between CRAFT member offices and presentations related to the various activities of the CRS
Program are normally made by group members or guest speakers.
Chairs
Chair : Natalia Gustafson, City of Central
Co-Chair: Rick Foster, City of Denham Springs
Current Projects
Program for Public Information (PPI): During the course of several meetings, members of
CRAFT agreed to pursue a multi-jurisdictional Program for Public Information (PPI) as described in Series 300, Activity 330 of the
. The purpose of the PPI is twofold; members seek to reduce risk in their communities while at the same time seek to lower flood insurance premiums for their residents.
Contact User's Groups facilitator UNO-CHART at chart@uno.edu or (504) 280-5760

Comments on potential FEMA changes to ECs and Non-residential Floodproofing
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Hello Floodplain Regulations Committee Members:
FEMA posted in the Federal Register in late May that the Elevation Certificate and the Non-Residential
Floodproofing Certificate were being revised and an invitation to comment was extended. We have been trying to get from FEMA what those revisions are so we could comment, but to date, FEMA has not provided those.
We understand that there are two revisions to the EC being proposed for approval by OMB. The first is the addition of a new building diagram. It will be diagram number 2B, and will show a true basement, which has access to the outside via a subgrade door and steps up to the ground level. Also included will be a check box to indicate if the property is in a LiMWA area, with instruction to provide related information (if any) in the comments section. Since FEMA appears to be supporting these two changes, it would be helpful if you could comment on these proposed changes, as well as your other comments.
Please note that the Regulations Committee will be working with other policy committees to provide comments on these form changes, so if you already commented through the Insurance Committee, there is no need to respond to this.
We've been hoping to have the revised form to share, but FEMA is holding to their July deadline for comments.
We need your comments by COB Monday July 13, so please send any you have to:
Michael.powell@state.de.us lisajonescfm@gmail.com
Michael Powell and Lisa Jones
ASFPM Floodplain Regulations Committee Co-chairs

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Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-lying Structures in the Floodplains
Monday, June 22, 2015
Authors
Committee on Risk-Based Methods for Insurance Premiums of Negatively Elevated Structures in the National
Flood Insurance Program; Water Science and Technology Board; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on
Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research
Council
Description
Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal disaster relief, which has risen to record levels in recent years. The National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 to reduce the flood risk to individuals and their reliance on federal disaster relief by making federal flood insurance available to residents and businesses if their community adopted floodplain management ordinances and minimum standards for new construction in flood prone areas. Insurance rates for structures built after a flood plain map was adopted by the community were intended to reflect the actual risk of flooding, taking into account the likelihood of inundation, the elevation of the structure, and the relationship of inundation to damage to the structure. Today, rates are subsidized for one-fifth of the NFIP's 5.5 million policies. Most of these structures are negatively elevated, that is, the elevation of the lowest floor is lower than the NFIP construction standard. Compared to structures built above the base flood elevation, negatively elevated structures are more likely to incur a loss because they are inundated more frequently, and the depths and durations of inundation are greater.
FEMA launches Data Visualization Tool for when and where disasters are declared
Release date: June 11, 2015
Release Number:HQ-15-036
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched a new data visualization tool June 11 that enables users to see when and where disaster declarations have occurred across the country. As hurricane season kicks off, the tool helps provide important information about the history of hurricanes and other disasters in their communities and what residents can do to prepare.
The data visualization tool is accessible at fema.gov/data-visualization and allows users to view and interact with a wide array of FEMA data. Through an interactive platform, users can view the history of disaster declarations by hazard type or year and the financial support provided to states, tribes and territories, and access public datasets for further research and analysis. On the site, you can see compelling visual representations of federal grant data as it relates to fire, preparedness, mitigation, individual assistance and public assistance.
"We have a wealth of data that can be of great use to the public," said FEMA's Deputy Administrator of
Protection and National Preparedness Tim Manning. "By providing this information in a way that is visual and easy to understand, people will be moved to action to prepare their families and communities."
The data visualization tool builds on FEMA's commitment to transparency by making it easy to convert historical data - already available via the OpenFEMA initiative - into a readable and interactive map. Users can see the types of disasters that have occurred in their community and FEMA's support to build and sustain the capabilities needed to prevent, protect, mitigate against, respond to and recover from those threats and hazards in the future. The tool also provides ways for users to take action to prepare for future disasters by supporting community preparedness planning, providing information on individual preparedness actions people can take, or joining a local Citizen Corps program.
FEMA encourages all individuals to interact with the tool, learn more about the emergency management process and provide feedback. FEMA will continue to develop additional visualizations based on feedback and the availability of public data.

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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama Monday issued a presidential disaster declaration for five parishes as a result of historic flooding along the Red River.
Sen. David Vitter , R-La, passed on the news Monday night after getting notification from the
White House.
"Communities along the Red River, especially Shreveport and Bossier City, have suffered considerable damage as a result of the continuing flood the past two months, and this disaster declaration will help deliver the needed assistance to the region," Vitter said.
The declaration opens up public assistance to Caddo, Bossier, Grant, Natchitoches and Red River parishes.
On June 9, Vitter invited federal officials, including representatives of the Small Business Administration and Department of Agriculture, to join him to observe the damage first hand. Vitter said the flooding has caused an estimated $17 million in damage to farms, businesses, and homes along the Red River. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/07/obama_declares_disaster_for_re.html

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JULY 23, 2015
JULY 24, 2015
ASFPM WEBINARS
August 13 Thursday Implementation & Impacts of Flood Insurance Reform Legislation
Thursday Developing & Implementing Dam Removal Projects
Tuesday Finding that Base Flood Elevation (BFE)
September 24
October 6
CRS WEBINARS
Date
July 21
July 22
August 18
August 19
September 15
Day Title
Tuesday Introduction to CRS
Wednesday Preparing an Impact Adjustment Map
Tuesday Preparing an Annual Recertification
Wednesday Preparing an Annual Recertification
Tuesday Introduction to CRS
September 16 Wednesday Preparing an Annual Recertification
ASFPM Webinar Registration at http://www.floods.org/n-calendar/webinars.asp
CRS Webinar Registration at www.crsresources.org/training/

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John Jordan
Carl Thompson
Lisa Ledet

LFMA proudly presents our 2015-2016 Executive Board
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(pictured from left to right) Carrie Robinette (Treasurer), Melisssa
Becker (Chairman), Darla Duet (Vice Chairman), Kara Moree
LFMA proudly presents our 2015-2016 Region Representatives
Thank you for your continued service and dedication!
Pictured from left to right—Dana Watkins (R-5), Larry Walters (R-8), Lisa Ledet (R-3),
Bruce Dyson (R-2), Mike Hunnicutt (R-1), Kim Reeves (R-1 alt)
Not pictured—Alyson Lapuma (R-2 alt), Bonnie Anderson (R-4), Juanita Fowler (R-7), Lisa
Richardson (R-8 alt)

L o u i s i a n a F l o o d p l a i n M a n a g e m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n
P.O. Box 64725
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
CHAIRMAN: Melissa Becker, CFM
(318) 487-5401
mbecker@rapc.info
VICE CHAIR: Darla Duet CFM
(985) 537-7603 darlad@lafourchegov.org
SECRETARY: Kara Moree, CFM
(225) 932-5803 kara.moree@cbi.com
TREASURER: Carrie Robinette, CFM
(318) 487-5401 ext 17 carrie@rapc.info
EXECUTIVE Theodore E. DeBaene, PE, CFM
DIRECTOR: (225) 926-5125 ted@owenandwhite.com
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WORKSHOP Vacant
COORDINATOR:
MEMBERSHIP James Demouchet, CFM
CAP: (318) 226-6934 jdemouchet@caddo.org
CONTINUING ED: Toby Fruge’, PE, CFM
(225) 926-5125 toby@owenandwhite.com
NEWSLETTER Jennifer Perkins, CFM
EDITOR
NFIP
(225) 485-8844 jenniferperkins@providenceeng.com
Cindy O’Neal, CFM
COORDINATOR: (225) 379-3005
Cindy.ONeal@LA.GOV
Region I
Mike Hunnicutt, CFM
(504) 278-4223 mhunnicutt@sbpg.net
Kim Reeves (alt)
(504) 481-5132 tkreeves@cox.net
Region II
Bruce Dyson, PE, CFM
(225) 766-5358 bruced@gotech-inc.com
Alyson Lapuma, CFM (alt)
(985) 340-9028 alapuma@tangipahoa.org
Region III
Lisa Ledet, CFM
(985) 873-6567 lisaledet@tpcg.org
Region IV
Bonnie Anderson, CFM
(337) 896-7971 planning@Carencro.org
Region V
Dana Watkins, CFM
(337) 721-3600 dwatkins@cppj.net
Region VI
Vacant
Region VII
Juanita Fowler, CFM
(318) 357-3840
jfowler@natchitochesla.gov
Region VIII
Larry Walters, CBO, CFM
(318) 747-2454 lwalters@ibts.org
Lisa Richardson, CFM (alt)
(318) 398-9780 lrichadson@oppj.org
Floodwatch is published by the Louisiana Floodplain Management Association. Information and opinions contained herein do not necessarily reflect the views of all members. Items for publication and other editorial matters should be directed to the Editor: mbecker@rapc.info