BATON ROUGE, La. – FEMA has posted a Public Notice regarding the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared for a proposed group housing site for survivors in need of housing as a result of Hurricane Laura.
FEMA has prepared a Draft EA for a proposed group site known as the Pine Shadows Golf Course Group Housing Site (CU-5). The proposed action includes developing an approximately 130-acre site for up to 275 transportable temporary housing units (TTHU) to be located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. Activities may include, where necessary, site clearing, grading, road construction, the placement of concrete pads, utilities (electricity, water and sewer), and the transport and installation of TTHUs to the site.
FEMA is required to provide a Public Notice for the Pine Shadows Golf Course Group Housing Site Draft EA. This notice provides instructions regarding how to access the Draft EA and how to provide comments. The Public Notice for the Draft EA can be viewed here: FEMA Public Notice Pine Shadows.
Due to the emergency nature of this action and need to provide temporary housing solutions for survivors of Hurricane Laura, the public comment period will be limited to three days.
The public comment period begins Feb. 6 and ends at 5 p.m. Feb. 8. If no substantive comments are received, the Draft EA and Finding of No Significant Impact will become final and no further public noticing will be conducted.