FEMA Provides Flood Recovery Guidance to Coastal Parishes of Louisiana to Support Rebuilding Efforts

Eric Martin stands in front of his home in Gentilly holding a sketch of what his house will look like after elevation and repairs are completed. He will elevate his house to 11' which is above the current base flood elevation

To help Louisiana coastal communities make prudent rebuilding decisions during the hurricane Katrina and Rita recovery process, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today released flood recovery guidance documents for Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard parishes as well as portions of Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes in southern Louisiana. These Advisory Base Flood Elevations provide communities the critical engineering data they can use to make their communities safer and stronger during the rebuilding process.
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Last Modified: Tuesday, 09-May-2006 08:51:45 EDT