LIVINGSTON — In a major step toward improving public safety and storm preparedness, Livingston Parish has been awarded $476,423 in federal funding through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to launch a parish-wide Early Warning System Project.
The funding will be used to install nine advanced weather stations across the parish, including several at local schools. These stations will monitor real-time weather conditions including wind speed, rainfall, barometric pressure, and temperature, and provide emergency officials and residents with faster insight into developing weather threats.
“This system gives emergency officials faster insight into developing weather threats,” Parish President Randy Delatte said in an announcement. “It provides residents with more time to prepare or evacuate in the event of severe storms or flooding.”
The parish is partnering with the Livingston Parish School Board to place weather monitoring equipment at the following locations:
Live Oak High School
Walker High School
Juban Parc Junior High
Frost Elementary
Maurepas High School
Albany High School
Springfield High School
LIGO Livingston
Livingston Fire Station District 11
Officials say the data will enhance emergency response capabilities and better protect the community from dangerous weather conditions.
“This is a major step toward making Livingston Parish more resilient and better prepared for the future,” Delatte said.
The parish will begin the bidding process for the project soon and plans to share further updates as the effort progresses.
