The Amite River Basin Commission, a Baton Rouge regional agency most tied to the long-running Comite River Diversion Canal, ...

The Flood Insurance Rate ... s officially designated flood zones. For years, experts have criticized the maps created by the United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), officially ...

Extreme weather linked to climate change will likely lead to more Americans losing their homes as foreclosure rates rise, researchers predict.

The decisions made before hurricane season starts can determine how well a property withstands the storm and how quickly recovery ...

A comprehensive regional plan approved by a commission Tuesday aims to address Amite River Basin flooding while saving ...

A long-awaited update to ... when maps change. In 2023, Harris County already knew the new maps would drastically increase how many homes and businesses fell within a likely flood zone. " ...

Fischetti had unwittingly waded into one of the murkiest secrets in the Florida real estate market: The rules and laws surrounding disclosure of previous flooding — a growing risk driven by rising ...

On Monday, the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Emergency Management ... determine which type of flood zone they reside in. A screenshot of the Flood Zone Information Map operated by the Evansville ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Property owners will have a chance to appeal the federal government’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps on Oahu. Over the past five years, FEMA has studied flood risks ...

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

If it's an AE, AO, AH or VE zone ... FEMA flood insurance site at www.floodsmart.gov to find out more. Turns out there are ways to change your flood zone designation with a LOMA – a Letter of ...

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.