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FEMA P-938: Mitigation Assessment Team Report - Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana / March 2013, 2013
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Members of the Mitigation Assessment Team
- Introduction
- Executive Summary [Go to Page]
- Mitigation Assessment Team
- Assessment Observations
- Recommendations
- Contents [Go to Page]
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Isaac_MAT_Ch1.pdf [Go to Page]
- Chapter 1. Introduction [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Hurricane Isaac – The Event [Go to Page]
- 1.1.1 Timeline
- 1.1.2 Damage and Economic Loss
- 1.2 Historic Hurricanes
- 1.3 Riverine and Coastal Flooding [Go to Page]
- 1.3.1 Storm Surge
- 1.3.2 High Water Marks
- 1.4 FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team
- Isaac_MAT_Ch2.pdf [Go to Page]
- Chapter 2.
Regulations, Codes, and Standards [Go to Page]
- 2.1 National Flood Insurance Program [Go to Page]
- 2.1.1 General Performance Requirements for Buildings
- 2.1.2 Minimum Requirements for Buildings in Zone A
- 2.1.3 Minimum Requirements for Buildings in Zone V
- 2.1.4 NFIP Community Rating System
- 2.2 Louisiana and Regulation of Construction [Go to Page]
- 2.2.1 Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council
- 2.2.2 Louisiana Statutory Provisions
- 2.2.3 Local Enforcement of the LSUCC and Floodplain Management Regulations
- 2.2.4 Post-Katrina Mitigation Grant to Build Code Enforcement Capacity
- 2.2.5 Flood Provisions of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code
- 2.2.6 Manufactured Homes
- 2.3 Local Floodplain Management Regulations and Building Codes [Go to Page]
- 2.3.1 Jefferson Parish, LA
- 2.3.2 LaPlace, LA (unincorporated St. John the Baptist Parish)
- 2.3.3 Madisonville, LA
- 2.3.4 Mandeville, LA
- 2.3.5 Plaquemines Parish, LA
- 2.3.6 Slidell, LA
- Isaac_MAT_Ch3.pdf [Go to Page]
- Chapter 3.
Residential Construction [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Residential Flood Damage
- 3.2 Residential Wind Damage
- 3.3 Foundation Performance
- 3.4 Utilities
- 3.5 Stairs
- 3.6 Enclosed Areas
- 3.7 Underside of Elevated Buildings
- 3.8 Fire-Resistant Materials
- Isaac_MAT_Ch4.pdf [Go to Page]
- Chapter 4.
Nonresidential Construction and Infrastructure [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Community Centers
- 4.2 Critical Facilities
- 4.3 Infrastructure
- Isaac_MAT_Ch5.pdf [Go to Page]
- Chapter 5.
Evaluation of Elevation Projects
- Isaac_MAT_Ch6.pdf [Go to Page]
- Chapter 6.
Conclusions and Recommendations [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Residential Construction [Go to Page]
- 6.1.1 Elevating to the Preliminary FIRM
- 6.1.2 Slab-on-Grade Elevation Projects
- 6.1.3 Stairs for Building Access
- 6.1.4 Utilities and Electrical Service Components
- 6.1.5 Enclosed Areas
- 6.1.6 Fire Separation in Elevated Homes
- 6.1.7 Building Envelope
- 6.2 Nonresidential Construction and Infrastructure [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 Community Centers, Critical Facilities, and Schools
- 6.2.2 Infrastructure
- 6.3 Outreach and NFIP Reform
- 6.4 Best Practices
- 6.5 Codes and Regulations [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1 Louisiana Revised Statutes and Building Codes [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1.1 Existing Statutes
- 6.5.1.2 LSUCC and Administrative Provisions
- 6.5.1.3 Existing Buildings
- 6.5.1.4 Flood Protection in Subsidence Areas
- 6.5.2 Code Officials and Continuing Education
- 6.5.3 Local Floodplain Management Regulations and Codes [Go to Page]
- 6.5.3.1 Additional Elevation (Freeboard)
- 6.5.3.2 Consistency with the NFIP
- 6.5.3.3 Agreements for Enforcement
- 6.5.3.4 Manufactured Homes
- Isaac_MAT_AppA.PDF [Go to Page]
- Appendix A.
Acknowledgments
- Isaac_MAT_AppB.PDF [Go to Page]
- Appendix B.
Bibliography and Additional FEMA Resources [Go to Page]
- FEMA Publications and Resources
- NFIP Technical Bulletins
- NFIP Evaluation Studies
- Evaluation of the National Flood Insurance Program’s BuildingStandards
- FEMA Safe Room Web Site
- Isaac_MAT_AppC.PDF [Go to Page]
- Appendix C.
Acronyms
- Isaac_MAT_AppD.PDF [Go to Page]
- Appendix D.
Recovery Advisories forHurricane Isaac [Go to Page]
- RA1. Minimizing Wind and Water Intrusion by Covering the Underside of Elevated Buildings
- RA2. Minimizing Flood Damage to Electrical Service Components
- Isaac_MAT_AppE.PDF [Go to Page]
- Appendix E. High Water Marks [Go to Page]
