Plaquemines Parish--Priority Issues

Economic and Workforce Development

• Create a supportive climate in order to attract businesses and industries (fishing, oil, gas, farming) to create and retain local jobs
• Restore recreational fishing and commercial seafood industries
• Diversify parish economic base
• Provide expanded workforce training and educational opportunities to support the recovery effort

Environmental Management

• Restore, enhance and protect soil, groundwater, and air quality.

Flood Protection and Coastal Restoration

• Restore, enhance, and protect coastal habitats, barrier islands and wetlands
• Develop techniques that allow coastal towns to rebuild but minimize risk

Human Services

• Repair or replace libraries that were damaged by the hurricanes

Education

• Rebuild and enhance parish school buildings and make them more storm resistant

Public Health and Healthcare

• Restore medical facilities and improve health care services

Public Safety

• Rebuild and improve public safety and emergency services
• Improve Parish capacity to manage crisis situations

Transportation and Infrastructure

• Provide for adequate flood and hurricane protection
• Rebuild storm damaged infrastructure including roads, bridges, utilities, drainage, public buildings, etc. to address current and future needs
• Improve traffic management and evacuation routes
• Improve mobility and alleviate congestion to support current (post-Katrina) and future residential and economic growth

Housing and Community Development

• Provide mechanism for Parish to survey residents
• Build, renovate and finance housing options to enable residents the opportunity to come back home
• Establish updated zoning ordinances and expedite the adoption of building codes
• Rebuild the storm devastated lower Plaquemines Parish communities