Louisiana's eight watershed regions each coordinate efforts among parishes to reduce the risks of flood damage.
Louisiana's eight watershed regions each coordinate efforts among parishes to reduce the risks of flood damage.
Managing future flood risk in Louisiana through watershed-based solutions
Read the white paper outlining the Governor’s vision for the Watershed Initiative >A Long-Term Vision
Sustainability and resilience through science, engineering and objective decision-making
This new approach requires unprecedented coordination and cooperation across all facets and functions of government agencies as we work together to mitigate future flood risk.
Learn More About the Watershed InitiativeCOUNCIL ON WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
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The Effects of the Great Floods of 2016
145,000
Homes Damaged*
56
Parishes Impacted
$10B
In Damages