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Current Planning Efforts

Relevant plan(s) Plan description Process used Required by Prepared by Integration with Recovery Process

General

          
DeRidder Comprehensive Plan 2003  Identifies strategies to meet City’s 20-year goals   State City Links to Parish Recovery Vision
“Beauregard Parish Open Forum Report” - Louisiana Community Futures Forum, conducted by  September 1999 The purpose of the Open Forum was to solicit and prioritize citizens' opinions about the most important needs and concerns in Beauregard Parish.  Broad-based forum No Beauregard Parish Extension Office, Louisiana Cooperative Extension, LSU Agricultural Center, Beauregard Parish Open Forum, Links to Parish Recovery Vision
Beauregard Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan--January 2006  Used to identify natural hazard concerns and mitigation issues.  Committee structure with public involvement U. S. and State of Louisiana Beauregard Parish Emergency Preparedness Office Reducing future hazard impacts; Include HMP projects in Recovery Plan where applicable.

Housing & Community Redevelopment

          
City of DeRidder Code of Ordinances Repositiory of all DeRidder municipal codes NA NA City of DeRidder Recovery must follow ordinances or revisions to ordinances required
DeRidder Housing Authority Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2003 Provides a comprehensive guide to public housing agency policies, programs, operations, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals. 5-Year Plan submitted to HUD; Annual Plan also submitted to HUD every year. U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development DeRidder Housing Authority Should be linked to Housing and Community Redevelopment goals and projects 
DeRidder Section 8 Streamlined 5-Year Plan for 2005-2009 and Annual Plan for 2005 Provides a comprehensive guide to public housing agency policies, programs, operations, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals. 5-Year Plan submitted to HUD; Annual Plan also submitted to HUD every year. U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development DeRidder Community Development Should be linked to Housing and Community Development goals and projects 
Merryville Housing Authority Streamlined Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2004 Provides a comprehensive guide to public housing agency policies, programs, operations, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals. 5-Year Plan submitted to HUD; Annual Plan also submitted to HUD every year. U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Merryville Housing Authority Should be linked to Housing and Community Redevelopment goals and projects 
Louisiana Consolidated Plan, Fiscal Years 2005 - 2009 Combines both planning and application requirements from several statutes. Required to receive certain HUD funds.  Complete plans may cover 3 to 5 year periods. An Action Plan must be submitted annually.   U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Louisiana Division of Administration/Office of Community Development Should be linked to Housing and Community Redevelopment goals and projects 

Economic and Workforce Development

          
“Economic Development Study with Special Emphasis on Industrial Park Development DeRidder/Beauregard Parish Louisiana” - March 1998 Study identifies the economic development potential of Beauregard Parish with particular attention to development of the Airport Industrial Park.  Citizen and multi-level intergovernmental participation involvement with significant business and industry involvement Local economic development interests Prepared by Goodwin & Associates for Beauregard Parish Economic Development Task Force; Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; with special assistance from City of DeRidder and Beauregard Parish  Includes data applicable to Economic and Workforce Development, inlcuding Airport Industrial Park
“Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (Annual Strategy Report)” -adopted June 2005 Provides community development information for the five-parish region of southwest Louisiana (Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis). Includes districtwide implementation plans for economic development, community development, and transportation Citizen and multi-level intergovernmental participation involvement with significant business and industry involvement Regional planning community  Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning and Development District (IMCAL), adopted June 2005:  Includes data applicable to Economic and Workforce Development, inlcuding Airport Industrial Park
 “Louisiana Vision 2020”, adopted 2000, with 2003 update A long-term strategic plan for economic development in Louisiana. Gubernatorial and legislative participation with input from regional stakeholders Prepared by State of Louisiana Louisiana Economic Development http://www.led.state.la.us/vision2020/:  Integrate with Local Recovery Vision and Strategic Recovery Goals
2000 SWOT analysis (precursor to 2003 DeRidder Comprehensive Plan) Basis for Vision statement in Comp Plan Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Incorporate SWOT results into goals and projects

Transportation and Infrastructure

          
Plan for emergency generators for Town of Merryville sewer system Cost estimate for providing stationary and portable generators for city’s sewer system. Used to define future hazard mitigation project. Input from City public works department Town of Merryville Consultant Integrate into Infrastructure projects
Beauregard Parish Police Jury 3-Year Capital Improvement Program 2006 - 2007 - 2008  Identifies Parish CIP projects   City Administration Beauregard Parish Include applicable CIP projects into recovery plan projects 
Beauregard Parish Proposed Western Truck Loop in DeRidder, Louisiana, 1992 - 1997 study Professional public staff input Parish request Beauregard Parish & LA DOTD Include as recovery project if applicable, used as data for project development.
Beauregard Parish CDBG application for extension of sewer lines, Jan 2006 Application Needs assessment, layout, preliminary cost estimates HUD, State CDBG Beauregard Parish Include as recovery project if applicable
Port Arthur Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Pipeline - Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) - August 2005 (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, August 2005) -  Background information Portion of pipeline to cross Beauregard Parish NEPA processs EPA Consultant None noted
Aviation System Plan: Background information Statewide Aviation plan prepared by a consultant identifying current status and needs of all state aviation Facilities FAA advisory circular requirements followed FAA and DOTD Aviation Section Consultant team Consider for recovery plan if additional capacity needed as part of recovery
Highway By-pass for City of DeRidder  Preliminary planning documents supporting a capital outlay request to the LA legislature. Used as data for project development.   Application LA Office of Facility Planning & Control City of DeRidder Recovery initiatives related to evacuee migration and evacuation route improvements
Feasibility study for U S Highway 171 improvements at DeRidder  Study currently being prepared by LA DOTD. Used as data for project development. Study LA DOTD Consultant Recovery initiatives related to evacuee migration and evacuation route improvements
Water improvements plan for Town of Merryville  Planning documents for installation of meters and improving the water distribution system.  City administration and public works management staff Town of Merryville Consultant Use as data for infrastructure project development.
Water improvements plan for Beauregard Parish  Grant application for CDBG funds for water improvements in the Fields target area of Ward Five Waterworks District No. 2.  Annual application; City administration and public works management staff HUD, State CDBG Consultant Use as data for infrastructure project development.
Water improvements plan for City of DeRidder  Grant application for CDBG funds for water improvements in the City of DeRidder.  Annual application; City administration and public works management staff HUD, State CDBG Consultant Use as data for project development.
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