Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West

To protect the citizens and businesses of the West Bank of the Greater New Orleans area in Jefferson and Orleans parishes from hurricanes and riverine flooding by inspecting, operating and maintaining the integrity of our levees, floodwalls and floodgates.

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We take great pride in providing the best flood protection possible. This is why we have invested $23 million in levee lift projects since 2017 and why we are actively

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History

SLFPA-W is responsible for flood protection west of the Mississippi River in all of Orleans Parish (Algiers) and the most populated areas of Jefferson Parish, including 80 miles of levees and floodwalls, 3 sector gates and 3 pump stations, and the opera tion and maintenance of the West Closure Complex (WCC) in Plaquemines Parish

PERMITS

When Is A Levee Permit Required?
No construction within six feet of the landside toe of any levee is allowed. Applicants may request that SLFPA – West review their requests. Each request must fully comply with all plan requirements to enable adequate review of the request.

PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West (SLFPA-W)
SLFPA-W Public Records Request Form