Lafayette residents can appeal proposed FEMA flood map revisions until November Residents can challenge revisions until Nov. 17 By Richard Burgess [email protected] ...

When a new FEMA flood map goes into effect Dec. 21, the owners of 4,500 Lafayette Parish properties will find they're now in a flood zone and may be required to purchase flood insurance. Another ...

Broussard said there won't be major changes to flood zones with the new maps. A few properties that were on the fringes of flood zones on the 1996 maps will find themselves in the flood zones.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – The last ... The effective flood map for Lafayette Parish has been in place since 1996. ... Granger said when it comes to flood zones, the maps aren’t always reliable.

New flood maps for Lafayette Parish are set to go into effect on Dec. 21. FEMA issued a letter of final determination for the new maps in June, according to a list posted in the agency’s web ...

New flood maps for Lafayette Parish could be in place by the end of the year, updating flood zone designations in some areas for the first time since the 1990s.

New FEMA flood maps are going into effect in December, and some homeowners in Lafayette are now just learning they need to make changes when it comes to their insurance.

A River Flood Warning remains in effect for the Vermilion River in Lafayette, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters said the river stage at ...

Until this latest revision, Lafayette Parish used a flood zone map from 1996. “Back in 2007, with all of the growth that we’ve had, all the homes we were building, and new technology, FEMA ...

Louisiana flood victims are discovering a new nightmare as many residents who lack flood insurance coverage weren’t aware that they lived in a flood zone.

Ascension’s flooding was estimated from 100-year flood maps from FEMA. Using Blackouts to Map Flooded Areas Satellite photos of southeast Louisiana show damage to the electric grid during the storm.

Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) Sept. 05 --Thousands of Lafayette Parish properties will be required to carry flood insurance under revised federal flood zone maps that will take effect Dec. 21 .