Plan Area |
Relevant Plans |
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Plan Description |
Process Used |
Required By |
Prepared By |
Integration Opportunities |
| Housing & Community Development |
Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 142 |
Feb-04 |
Ordinance regulates and restricts the use, density, and intensity of parish land to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the parish |
Created and appointed Zoning Board of Adjustment; citizen participation |
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Plaquemines Parish Development Planning Board |
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| Housing & Community Development |
Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Plan: 4 Belle Chasse Land Use Plan |
Dec-83 |
Flexible, adaptable plan created to evaluate existing and future conditions of parish to determine how land function can best be utilized and how a desirable physical environment can be shaped to fulfill future private and public needs |
Created by consultants; citizen participation |
Plaquemines Parish Commission Council |
Louis C. Bisso - Planning Services, Inc.; Lloyd Vogt - Vogt/ Schmidt Architects Planners |
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| Housing & Community Development |
Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Plan: 4A Walker Road - La Reussite Land Use Plan |
Jul-95 |
Flexible, adaptable plan created to evaluate existing and future conditions of parish to determine how land function can best be utilized and how a desirable physical environment can be shaped to fulfill future private and public needs |
Created by consultants; citizen participation |
Plaquemines Parish Council |
Louis C. Bisso - Planning Services, Inc.; The Vogt Group/ Architects: Graphic Consultants |
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| Housing & Community Development |
Fort Jackson/ Plaquemines Parish Master Plan |
Apr-04 |
The master plan includes an inventory of infrastructure needs; a discussion of development constraints; strategies to develop; general imagery maps; a marketing plan; cost estimates, possible funding sources for each of the recommendations; and a schedule to complete the recommendations |
Created by consultants; included citizen participation |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District and Plaquemines Parish Government |
Metro Consulting and Research Firm - Simone Caesar, Project Manager in association with Urban Design Research Center |
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| Housing & Community Development |
Plaquemines Parish Preliminary Master Plan DRAFT |
Aug-05 |
This document presents preliminary conceptual designs and associated renderings located in strategic areas throughout the parish serving as the foundation for project implementation. A preliminary implementation schedule and strategy, as well as design and construction cost estimates have been prepared with the understanding that the plan is flexible. Potential funding sources have also been identified. |
Created by consultants; included citizen participation |
Plaquemines Parish Government |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District and Plaquemines Parish Government in association with Plaquemines Parish Historical Association, SJB Group, JFDS, and HA |
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| Housing & Community Development |
Plaquemines Parish Land Use Study |
Mar-03 |
Part of a concerted effort to promote land use planning in the parishes that comprise the Greater New Orleans region. The plan encompasses an inventory of existing land uses, a projected future land use build out scenario, strategies for guiding future land development and general build-out scenarios, a development concept for Belle Chasse Highway Corridor, and a Traffic Anaysis Zone review. |
Created by consultants; citizen participation |
Plaquemines Parish Government and the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission |
Urban Planning & Innovations, Co. in association with Villavaso & Associates, LLC |
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| Environmental Issues |
Fiscal Year 2027
Air Quality Conformity Analysis for the
Metropolitan Transportation Plan for the New Orleans Region |
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Provides a regional emissions analysis demonstrating conformity with the Clean Air Act |
Updated every 3 years; rolling attainment monitoring conducted |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, others |
New Orleans Regional Planning Commission |
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| Flood Protection and Coastal Restoration |
Coast 2050 |
1998 |
Assessed broad scale ecosystem management strategies for future restoration efforts |
2-year planning process; public and stakeholder input |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, others |
Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force; Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Authority |
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| Flood Protection and Coastal Restoration |
Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA), Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration Study |
2004 |
Identified most critical needs of the coast and presented near- and long-term restoration "solutions" |
2-year planning process; inter-agency coordination |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, others |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, others |
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| Flood Protection and Coastal Restoration |
Comprehensive Habitat Management Plan for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin |
2005 |
Blueprint for supported restoration and conservation in the basin |
10-year planning cycle; public input |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, others |
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation |
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| Flood Protection and Coastal Restoration |
BTNEP Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan |
1996 |
Blueprint for supported restoration and conservation in the basin |
10-year planning cycle; public input |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, others |
Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program |
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| Flood Protection and Coastal Restoration |
Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Management Plan |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Unified Work Program for Transportation Planning for the New Orleans Urbanized Area and the Mandeville/ Covington Urbanized Areas FY 2006 |
May-05 |
Describes all federally funded transportation studies being conducted in Greater New Orleans |
Update requirements laid out in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) |
New Orleans Urban Area |
New Orleans Regional Planning Commission |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Metropolitan Transportation Plan: New Orleans Urbanized Area FY 2027 |
Oct-04 |
Describes the long-term transportation needs and goals over the next 25 years. Sets forward the transprortation projects programmed for funding in the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), status of projects, and sources of funding. |
MPO certified and adoped by State for program funding; reviewed every 3 years |
SAFETEA-LU and LA DOTD |
New Orleans Regional Planning Commission |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Transportation Improvement Program: New Orleans Urbanized Area FY 2005 - 2007 |
Oct-04 |
Details funding and programming for a 3-year period - consistent with Phase I of Metropoliatn Transportation Plan (MTP) |
Submitted to LA DOTD for inclusion in State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP); reviewed annually and adopted bi-annually |
SAFETEA-LU and LA DOTD |
New Orleans Regional Planning Commission in cooperation with LA DOTD |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Rebuilding Louisiana: Special Appropriations Request |
Oct-05 |
Requests $32.6 B to address immediate and future infrastructure needs of the state as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita |
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State of Louisiana: Office of Governor |
LA DOTD |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Highway Program District 02 FY 2006 - 2007 |
Dec-05 |
This program of construction, to be commenced in the ensuing FY, is submitted to the Legislature annually. This program is based upon anticipated revenues to be appropriated by the Legislature. It identifies the projects that are scheduled for construction letting in FY 2005 - 2006. Projects being developed in other stages are also included. |
Updated annually; public input |
U.S. DOT; FHWA |
LA DOTD |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Plaquemines Parish Intermodal Feasibility Study |
Dec-02 |
Examines rail operations from West Bridge Junction to prospective Millennium Port sites - focuses on physical conditions of existing routes and potential rail capacity demands |
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New Orleans Regional Planning Commission |
DMJM HARRIS |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Feasibility Study for Woodland Highway (LA 406) Widening: Belle Chasse Highway to English Turn |
Mar-04 |
Determines the feasibility of widening the corridor to reduce existing congestion and to accommodate ongoing and future demands created by new residential and commercial development along the corridor and within the Belle Chasse area |
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New Orleans Regional Planning Commission, U.S. DOT, and LA DOTD |
Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. |
Woodland Highway (LA 406) Widening Project |
| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Peters Road Extension - Engineers Road to LA Hwy 23: Environmental Assessment with Finding of No Significant Impact |
Dec-04 |
This major arterial connects Engineers Road in Plaquemines Parish to 4th Street in Jefferson Parish. This study examines alternatives for extending Peters Road from Engineers Road to LA Hwy 23 to improve access and congestion. The project includes a new bridge crossing ICWW and a 2-lane access roadway (~ 5 mi in length) |
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New Orleans Regional Planning Commission, U.S. DOT, LA DOTD, and U.S. Coast Guard |
Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. |
Peters Road Extension Project |
| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Joint Use Sewer-Water System Feasibility Study for Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes |
Apr-04 |
This study assesses the sewer and water systems of the 3 parishes, determines the feasibility of inter-parish connections, and proposes 5 alternatives to aid those areas within each parish in need of adequate facilities |
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New Orleans Regional Planning Commission |
Water and Waste Water Repair, Expansion and Maintenance Project |
| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Proposal for Woodlands Trail and Park |
Jan-03 |
The proposal is for a public park that would physically connect Orleans and Plaquemines Parishes through trails and provide parking to accommodate hikers, bikers, etc.; an equestrian center; and platform/tent camping areas. The park would contain a portion of the LA Great Gulf Coast Birding Trail and allow access to a number of historical sites. |
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Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc. |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Naval Air Station Plan |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Belle Chasse High Rise |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Millenium Port |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Walker Road Bypass |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Southeast Louisiana Rail Final Plan Report |
Dec-98 |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
New Orleans Region ITS Early Deployment Strategic Plan |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
Development of Congestion Management Plan for the New Orleans Transportation Management Area (TMA) |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
New Orleans Region Incident Management Program |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
The State of Louisiana ITS Strategic Plan |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
City of New Orleans Signal System Program |
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| Transportation & Infrastructure |
FY-05 New Orleans Metropolitan Bicycle Plan Master Update |
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| Economic & Workforce Development & Fiscal Stability |
Louisiana's Demand-Driven Two-Year Workforce Investment Plan For Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Wagner Peyser Act for the Period of 7/1/2005 through 6/30/2007 |
July-05 |
Presents demand driven strategies that will work to create an education and workforce training system that operates seamlessly to support lifelong learning for all citizens of the state and increases emphasis on workforce training focused on meeting the needs of business. These strategies will achieve the goals laid out in Louisiana: Vision 2020, the state's 20 year strategic plan for economic development. |
Inter-agency coordination; public participation |
U.S. Department of Labor; Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco; and Secretary of Labor, John Warner Smith |
Department of Labor, Office of Workforce Development in conjunction with the Louisiana Workforce Commission (WFC), Governor's Task Force on Workforce Competitveness, and the Governor's Enterprise Team |
"WorkSource" Training, Education, and One Stop Center Project |
