SB214

Louisiana SB214 provides for emergency preparedness by limiting liability for political subdivisions in flood mitigation.

Louisiana SB214 amends the Louisiana Revised Statutes to provide for emergency preparedness by limiting liability for political subdivisions in flood mitigation. Specifically, it states that no political subdivision, nor any officer, employee, or agent thereof, shall be liable for damage caused by or resulting from any act or omission in reducing or ceasing pumping operations or operating water control structures for the purpose of lowering water levels in preparation for a weather event forecasted by the National Weather Service or the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency.