Since public challenges do not start or stop at jurisdictional boundaries, responses
to those challenges will require inter-governmental coordination. Inter-governmental
agreements (IGAs) are essentially treaties between two (2) or more units of government
for the mutual benefit of all parties. Within the context of this plan, such agreements
will be required between the parish, its cities, Orleans Parish, the regional planning
commission (RPC), the school district and other local, regional, state, and federal
agencies. Items typically addressed in local government IGAs include: development
review responsibilities, service standards, mitigation responsibilities and administrative
procedures.
