Louisiana Watershed Initiative Region4

About

As a result of the extensive flooding of 2016, the State of Louisiana worked with local governments to develop a new approach to managing our floodplains. The Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI) was established to manage this program. In 2019, the State was divided into eight watershed regions.

We formed a LWI Coalition Policy Committee (CPC) composed of a representative from each of the 9 parishes to help guide our watershed-based solutions within Region 4. The CPC will establish a permanent coalition for Region 4 where future hazard mitigation funding will flow through.

The Louisiana Office of Community Development provided funding to each region to build the capacity to manage the program. Each region designated a fiscal agent to manage the funding and capacity-building process.

The Region 4 Parishes designated Southwest Louisiana Regional Planning Commission (SWLA RPC) to serve as the fiscal agent and organizing body. As a fiscal agent, the SWLA RPC will facilitate the establishment of the Region 4 watershed coalition.

Region 4 is made up of the western part of the state and encompasses nine parishes:

DeSoto, Sabine, Vernon, Rapides, Beauregard, Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, and Cameron.

Coalition Policy Committee (CPC) Members