REGIONAL FLOOD AWARENESS WORKSHOP
December 3, 2009
9:00 - 12:00 |
| 8:30 |
Registration |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and
Introductions
JoAnne H. Moreau, CEM, LEM
Director, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor’s
Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
|
| 9:15 |
Recognizing the
Flood Threat
Jay Grymes, Chief Meteorologist WAFB
LSU AgCenter
|
| 9:30 |
Louisiana Hydro
Watch, Real-Time Monitoring Network
George Acrement, Associate Director
USGS Louisiana Water Science Center |
| 9:45 |
The River
Forecast Process
Jeff Graschel, Service Coordination Hydrologist
Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center |
| 10:00 |
Public Preparedness, Awareness, and Information Dissemination
Frank Revitte, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge Forecast
|
| 10:15 |
The Status of Current and Proposed Amite Basin Projects
Dietmar Rietschir, Executive Director
Amite River Basin Commission
|
| 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:45 |
Interactive Question and Answer Panel |
| 11:00 |
Press Conference |
| 11:15 |
Question and
Answer Panel Continued |
| 12:00 |
Lunch and Demo provided by US Flood Control |
| 1:30 |
Tour of the Comite Diversion Project |
