For
Immediate Release: Friday, October 24, 2005
Contact: Suzanne Parsons Stymiest, 898-5243.
ORDER TO CONTINUE PARISH-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THIRTY (30) DAYS AS PER LA. R.S. 29:271 ET SEQ. AS TO THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA
BY ORDER OF THE OFFICE OF THE PARISH PRESIDENT OF ST. TAMMANY:
WHEREAS, Governor Kathleen Blanco has issued an Executive Order on August 26, 2005, No. 48 KBB 2005, declaring a state of emergency that incorporated all of St. Tammany Parish as to Hurricane Katrina, and,
WHEREAS, the Parish President of St. Tammany issued an Executive Order on August 27, 2005 declaring a parish-wide state of emergency as to Hurricane Katrina, and
WHEREAS, Governor Kathleen Blanco issued an Executive Order on September 22, 2005, declaring a state of emergency that incorporated all of St. Tammany Parish as to Hurricane Rita, and,
WHEREAS, the Parish President of St. Tammany issued an Executive Order on September 22, 2005 declaring a parish-wide state of emergency as to Hurricane Rita, and
WHEREAS, as a result of the landfall of both storm events, Kevin Davis, as Parish President of St. St. Tammany Parish, had heretofore invoked all rights and duties afforded him under Louisiana Revised Statute 29:721 et seq. until further notice, and
WHEREAS the State of Emergency declared by the Parish on August 27, 2005 was continued by the Parish President on September 24, 2005 for thirty (30) additional days, as per law, and
WHEREAS St. Tammany Parish Government, through Kevin C. Davis, as Parish President, is still empowered to take all necessary measures to ensure the continued safety, health and welfare of the citizens of St. Tammany, as per law; and,
WHEREAS, the effect of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita upon all of St. Tammany’s people and property requires continued action by St. Tammany Parish Government to offset the irreparable damages caused by wind and water, and
WHEREAS, the Parish President has initiated action, with the assistance of Parish Council members, to combat the devastating effects of the storm, and
WHEREAS, without immediate and thorough governmental intervention, the natural habitat and intrinsic character of St. Tammany will be forever detrimentally impacted, and
WHEREAS continued action by the Parish of St. Tammany is mandatory to fulfill the needs of the people of this Parish until such time as the emergency state of this Parish has subsided.
IT IS ORDERED that there be a continued Parish-wide state of emergency for the next thirty (30) days, as per law.
IT IS ORDERED that Kevin C. Davis, as Parish President, maintains the authority to assume total control of all private and public properties & utilities necessary to ensure the safety, health and welfare of the citizens and property of this Parish, and
IT IS ORDERED that the Office of the Parish President invokes all rights and remedies afforded it under all the laws and constitutions of the United States and State of Louisiana, and
IT IS ORDERED that the Office of the Parish President invokes all rights and remedies afforded it under Louisiana Revised Statutes, and
IT IS ORDERED that the Office of the Parish President invokes all rights and remedies afforded it under the St. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances, and
IT IS ORDERED that any person or entity who interrupts or interferes with the control of the Parish and/or Parish President shall be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
At Covington, this 24th day of October, 2005 at
9:30 am.
Kevin C. Davis
Parish President
NOTICE POSTED AT:
St. Tammany Parish web-page: stpgov.org
and
21490 Koop Drive, Mandeville, La.
and
510 E. Boston Street, Covington, La.