Like the rest of Braithwaite, the Edna LaFrance building—home to the Plaquemines Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District, sustained serious flood damage from Hurricane Isaac. The rapidly rising water swamped Braithwaite early August 29, and by Saturday September 1 the flood levels sat around 8 ft. *** Despite the total destruction of their Braithwaite office [...]

The Corps of Engineers, FEMA and several regional parish officials, including Parish President Billy Nungesser, provided testimony on the response and on-going recovery from Hurricane Isaac at the September 25 U.S. Senate Field Hearing in Gretna. The hearing was led by chair of the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee, Mary Landrieu and other federal legislators including Senator [...]