FEMA Acting Executive Director Joe Threat (center, Plaquemines Parish Sheriff I.F. Jiff Hingle (left) and Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Assistant Deputy Director Mark DeBosier (right) participate in the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center groundbreaking. A 25 foot storm surge from Hurricane Katrina wiped out the original detention center in East Pointe-a-la-Hache. The facility was eligible for replacement under FEMA's Public Assistance program. FEMA/Manuel Broussard