Louisiana Recovery Office 
New Orleans, LA 
FEMA: Week in Review 
Calendar 
Feb. 7: 7th District Police 
Station Ribbon Cutting, 
10101 Dwyer Road 
New Orleans, LA 1:30 p.m. 
Feb. 7: Second Annual 
Central U.S. ShakeOut 
public earthquake drill at 
10:15 a.m. CST 
Feb. 7-9: National Evacuation 
Conference, New 
Orleans, LA 
Feb. 9: Industry Day, 
Shreveport Convention 
Center, 400 Caddo Street 
Shreveport, LA 9 a.m. -
2 p.m. 
Feb. 10: Terrytown Elementary 
School Ribbon Cutting, 
550 E. Forest Lawn Dr 
Terrytown, LA 10 a.m. 
February 3, 2012 
Announcements 
St. Charles Parish Improves Pump Stations with Help from Mitigation Funding 
Construction is nearly complete on major upgrades at the Eighty Arpent pump station 
in St. Charles Parish that will increase the capacity of the facility by up to 43 
percent. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) has funded the majority 
of the improvements, providing over $7.4 million in mitigation grants. These projects 
include installing two new 48-inch pumps, increasing the 
facility’s size to accommodate the pumps, installing a hoist 
lift system and adding bar screen cleaners to prevent debris 
buildup. 
To date, FEMA has approved nearly $17.8 million in HMGP 
grants to fund improvements at eight pump stations 
throughout St. Charles Parish. The projects will reduce the 
risk of future flooding events by increasing the conveyance 
of water away from populated areas. 
HMGP provides grants to states and local governments to 
implement long-term hazard mitigation measures after a 
major disaster declaration. Crews install one of the 
new Eighty Arpent pumps 
You Are Invited to Participate in the FEMA Think Tank 
Each month FEMA will hold a “Think Tank” conference call dedicated to generating 
ideas about improving the nation’s role in emergency preparedness. Calls are open 
to all members of the public, including FEMA employees, state and local 
governments, the private sector, and the volunteer community. Captioning for 
participants who are deaf or hard of hearing will be provided. 
The first FEMA “Think Tank” monthly conference call was held Jan. 26 and was 
hosted by Deputy Administrator Richard Serino. The call focused on: 
.. 
Community Mapping to Implement the Whole Community Concept 
.. 
U.S. National Grid as the Response Language of Location 
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Incorporate Preparedness into School Curriculums 
2012 Teen CERT Academy 
The Third Annual Louisiana 
Teen CERT Academy will 
be held June 25-29 in 
Bunkie, La. at the Cecil J 
Picard Educational & Recreational 
Center. Youth 
Groups (ages 13-19) are 
invited to attend this free, 
week-long camp packed 
with disaster response training, 
team building exercises, 
competitive events and fun 
Information about the Think Tank first appeared online in FEMA’s blog post and can 
be found at the following link: http://blog.fema.gov/2011/11/launching-fema-thinktank-
forum-to.html. 
You may visit the online forum at www.fema.gov/thinktank to submit your own 
ideas, comment on others, or participate in conversations that will help to generate 
creative ideas. Or, you can follow the conversation on Twitter #femathinktank. 
Visit FEMA's online collaboration platform to participate in future FEMA “Think 
Tank” conference calls and participate in open dialogue and discussion. 
recreational activities. 
For more information or to 
sign up, please contact 
Chelsea Brown at (225) 
922-0260. 
Housing Update 
Katrina/Rita: 5 units 
Gustav/Ike: 2 unitsContacts 
News Desk: (504) 762-2477 
External Affairs Director, Andrea Davis: (504) 247-6628 / Andrea.Davis1@dhs.gov 
Outreach Lead, Amy Connolly: (225) 678-6673 / Amy.Connolly@dhs.gov 
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