What's Your Flood Risk? By Littice Bacon-Blood For more than 20 years flood insurance premiums in Jefferson Parish have been calculated based on maps adopted in 1995. “So, if a citizen calls their ...

METAIRIE – New flood maps have taken effect in Jefferson Parish, potentially changing flood insurance rates for residents across the parish. The new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps took effect February ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new preliminary flood maps for Jefferson Parish, and are asking the public to participate in a 90-day comment period. Flood maps are created by ...

Jefferson Parish residents can now find out when power will be restored in their specific area, with Entergy targeting an estimated full restoration date by Sept. 8.Large parts of the east and west ...

The new flood insurance maps for Jefferson Parish were accepted by the federal government this week and will begin to affect property owners’ insurance rates beginning Feb. 18. The new Flood Insurance ...

Jefferson Parish has released a King Cake tracking map to make finding the Carnival staple dessert easier. Councilman Scott Walker created the map that shows where residents can get king cakes all ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is playing hardball with Terrebonne Parish, threatening to withhold flood insurance to encourage the Parish Council to adopt flood maps. Maps that determine the ...