Baton Rouge Flood Workshop Agenda

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

    Welcome, Project Introduction and Participant Introductions
    Joe Thompson, East Baton Rouge Parish
    Sandi Stroud, Michael Baker International
    Ryan Lanclos, NAPSG Foundation

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM

    Local Flooding Events Presentation
    Joe Thompson, East Baton Rouge Parish
    Jack Varnado, Livingston Parish

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM

    International Disaster Charter / Using Imagery in a Flood
    Chris Cretini, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

10:10AM – 10:25AM

    Coffee Break

10:25 AM – 10:30 AM

    State Sponsor Briefing
    Major General Barry Keeling, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

10:30 AM- 12:00 PM

    Flood Facilitated Discussion
    Ryan Lanclos & Sandi Stroud
    Facilitated discussion that documents the key decision points for before and during a flood event.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

    Lunch Provided

1:00 PM -2:00 PM

    Flood Facilitated Discussion
    Continued effort to document and discuss key decision points for a flood event and discussion on coastal vs inland flooding.

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

    Coffee Break

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

    Prioritization Effort
    Ryan Lanclos, NAPSG Foundation
    Facilitated effort to prioritize the key decisions and information needs

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

    Prioritization Results & Discussion
    Ryan Lanclos, NAPSG Foundation

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

    Data Ownership Identification
    Sandi Stroud, Michael Baker International
    Effort to identify and document data owners in the region for the prioritized information needs.

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

    Final Priority Check and Consensus
    Last opportunity to review the prioritized information needs before the group achieves consensus.

4:15PM – 4:30 PM

    Summary and Closing
    Joe Thompson, East Baton Rouge Parish
    Sandi Stroud, Michael Baker International
    Ryan Lanclos, NAPSG Foundation