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Livingston Parish: $30 million facility to act as disaster relief staging area to break ground this year

Livingston Parish plans a $30 million facility to house the Emergency Operations Center and act as disaster relief staging area along the I-12 corridor.
The 50-acre site will be south of I-12 near Livingston and can seat 5,000 people for events like graduations.
The facility will include space for 1,000 emergency cots and staging areas for rescue trucks, utility vehicles, and livestock during storms.
Funding comes from multiple sources, including $2.8 million in P1 Capital Outlay funds and $10 million from a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program safe room grant.
The project has $18.4 million secured so far without raising taxes, and is expected to finish by 2028 or early 2029.
Parish President Randy Delatte says the facility will give first responders, utility crews, National Guard teams, and displaced residents a single coordinated location during emergencies.
The site aims to address gaps exposed by the 2016 flood and recent storms.
Officials expect the project to break ground this year and be completed by 2028 or early 2029.
The facility will include space for large-scale events beyond emergency use, such as graduations.
Parish funding update confirms multiple contributors and no tax increases for the project.

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