which illustrate flood-risk zones. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which manages the NFIP, spearheaded the development of the new maps. “This is a great step forward for Tangipahoa Parish,” ...

THEIR DESCE A settlement almost 40 years in the making — people living in Tangipahoa Parish affected by the spring 1983 flood are closer to receiving the money to recoup their losses.On April 6 ...

HAMMOND — Tangipahoa Parish is leading the state in a series ... hovered over a large-scale printed map print of his area on Tuesday, adding notes about areas with a significant degree of ...

Tangipahoa Parish officials say road crews are responding to reports of high water in several areas of the parish. Parish officials urged residents not to drive through flood waters or to go ...

Tangipahoa Parish ... on the Tangipahoa Parish Government Facebook page.Superintendent Mark Kolwe said Saturday that classes would be closed Monday because of the flood conditions in the parish ...

After waiting 40 years, the victims of a Tangipahoa Parish flood caused by construction practices along a then-new stretch of Interstate 12 will soon see compensation from the state for the ...

AMITE, La. (AP) - The Tangipahoa Parish Council has approved three resolutions that will give residents living in flood-prone areas an opportunity to share in nearly $1.5 million available to ...

ROBERT, LA (WAFB) - A church that opened its doors to help others recovering from the flood has been blindsided ... An estimated 10,000 homes in Tangipahoa Parish were damaged in recent floods.