DECLARATION OF STATE EMERGENCY by Chairman Marshall Pierite

WHEREAS, the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is committed to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens, residents, employees, visitors, and tribal property; and

WHEREAS, the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning and related flood advisories for portions of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, associated with heavy rainfall and flooding impacts resulting from Post-Tropical Storm Arthur;