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From the
northernmost reaches of Louisiana to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, our
members advocate their own districts and the cause of flood control
throughout the state. Each district sends representatives to board meetings
in Baton Rouge and to other functions that are relevant to the
board’s tasks. Our board members serve as the voices of their
citizens to the board, ensuring that board decisions keep the citizens
wishes in mind. The ALBL is
its members.
A
Future For Us All
With
roots in the past and eyes on the future, The Association of Levee Boards
of Louisiana is charged with containing and managing the floodwaters along
the major waterways of Louisiana. Flooding is a fact of life in Louisiana.
But thanks to constant diligence and monitoring by the state’s 23
individual levee boards, rains very rarely have the disastrous results they
once had for our state’s citizens.
More
than half of our precious land is in a flood plain, and 41 percent of the
continental U.S. drains into the Mississippi River Basin. This creates a
unique situation in our state, where flooding is a part of the history we
share, and a part of the future we are working hard to control.
Here at
The Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana, our mission and our passion
is to control and prevent flooding, pure and simple. And along the way we
strive to maintain and improve the life we all share in this wonderful
state we call home.
ASSOCIATION
OF LEVEE BOARDS OF LOUISIANA
P.O. Box 94245
DOTD Airport Building, Room 100
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245
(225) 274-4106
(225) 274-4110 fax
amberthomas@dotd.louisiana.gov
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