Jan. 10: Learning Center 
Ribbon Cutting, Port 
Sulphur, La. 
Jan. 15: Val Riess Park 
rededication in St. Bernard 
Parish. 
Jan. 19: Digital Flood 
Insurance Rate Maps 
(DFIRMS) for Vermillion 
Parish go into effect. 
Feb. 18: DFIRMS for 
Calcasieu and Concordia 
parishes go into effect. 
March 3: DFIRMS for 
Vernon Parish go into 
effect. 
March 17: DFIRMS for 
Allen Parish go into effect. 
Recent Obligations 
$10.5 million for the 
construction of a 
replacement airplane 
hangar at the New Orleans 
Lakefront Airport, Orleans 
Parish. 
$2.5 million for Tulane’s 
Howard Tilton Library 
Collection Cataloging, 
Orleans Parish. 
$8.5 million for Terrytown 
Elementary School, 
Jefferson Parish. 
$2.4 million for Linear 
Park Lakeshore Erosion 
Protection project, 
Jefferson Parish. 
$6.5 million for Old Parish 
Jail Facility, St. Bernard 
Parish. 
$8.5 million for City of 
New Orleans Electrical 
Safety Inspections, 
Orleans Parish. 
Housing Update: 
Katrina/Rita: 
508 occupied units 
Gustav/Ike: 
169 occupied units 
January 8 to January 14, 2011 
Announcements 
Vermilion Parish Flood Maps 
Go Into Effect 
Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) 
become effective Jan. 19, 2011 for Vermilion 
Parish. Property owners without flood insurance are 
encouraged to buy coverage now to get the best 
possible premiums before new flood insurance rate 
maps go into effect. 
Floodplain administrators in each community have copies of the maps available for 
public viewing. Map information is available at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe. 
Information regarding DFIRMS and general information about the Louisiana 
Mapping Project is available for property owners and the general public to view 
online at www.lamappingproject.com. 
Preparing our Communities Before a Disaster Strikes 
Do you have an idea to help our communities prepare against the 
impacts of disasters? To submit your preparedness idea, visit our 
challenge today or email FEMA-New-Media@dhs.gov. Submission 
period ends Jan. 29, 2011 at 10:59 p.m. Central time. 
Improving the Recoupment Process 
In case you missed it, FEMA Headquarters recently posted a blog on improving the 
recoupment process. An excerpt from the blog follows: 
Recently, you may have heard about or read a report issued by the 
Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General (IG) saying FEMA has 
identified approximately 160,000 applicants that may have received improper 
disaster assistance payments totaling approximately $643 million. 
Unfortunately, whether through fraud, human or accounting errors, or for other 
reasons, assistance sometimes goes to individuals who are not eligible for it 
during the response to any disaster. 
The payments in question were made through our Individuals and 
Households Program during the response and recovery to Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita and after. The program is intended to help uninsured disaster 
survivors with temporary housing or to repair damage to their home or for 
other disaster-related needs. 
For more information, visit blog.fema.gov 
FEMA: Week in Review 
Louisiana Recovery Office 
New Orleans, LA 
Calendar 
FEMA’s mission is to support our 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.