5: 2012 Coastal Master Plan
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Benefits of the Master Plan: Flood Risk Reduction As the residents of coastal Louisiana know, it is not possible to completely eliminate the risk of flooding in a hurricane prone, low lying region. But this vulnerability to coastal flooding is greatly increased as Louisiana loses more coastal land. Our Future Without Action analysis showed that we could experience estimated annual damages from flooding coast wide totaling $7.7 to $23.4 billion over the next 50 years, depending on future coastal conditions. In the face of these mounting risks, communities need action today to bring the threat of flooding down to more manageable levels.
Expected Annual Damages from Floods At Year 50 Under Different PotentialFuture ExpectedScenarios Annual Damages from Flooding at Year 50
$18
Billion Decrease
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Expected Annual Damages ($ Billlions)
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Potential change in risk, represented by expected annual damages in the Future Without Action and with the master plan at Year 50.
$25
$23.4
$20
$5.3
Billion Decrease
$15 $10
$7.7 $5.5
$5 0
$2.4 Moderate Scenario Less Optimistic Scenario Future Without Action Master Plan
Louisiana’s Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast