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Army Corps outlines nonstructural home‑elevation program and pilot success in Southwest Louisiana
Summary
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District reported completion of a pilot home‑elevation and nonstructural program in Southwest Coastal Louisiana and outlined plans to scale via a MATOC approach; Corps officials said the program will inform a larger South Central program authorized for 2,240 structures.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (New Orleans District) briefed the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board on a nonstructural flood‑risk program that raises existing homes and uses other nonstructural measures to reduce flood risk across Southwest Coastal Louisiana.
Colonel Cody Olson, representing the Corps, described the program as a concerted effort to pair structural and nonstructural measures and to learn from a small, federally executed pilot before scaling up. “This is the first home that we were able to federally execute this, and that is a huge win,” Olson said, describing the completion of the Corps’ first elevated home and the second home currently being raised.
Scope and cost estimates: Olson said the Southwest…
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