On Friday, New Orleans received new flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Overnight, more than half the population moved out of the so-called high-risk zone.. But with half the ...

Newly revised Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps showing the potential for flooding caused by a 100-year rainfall and hurricane-strength surge for New Orleans will be available for ...

NEW ORLEANS -- New flood insurance rates go into effect Friday (Sept. 30) in New Orleans. Flood risks change over time. When flood maps are updated, you might learn that your property‘s risk is ...

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new ...

In New Orleans, the final Digitial Flood Insurance Risk Map shows in green the properties within the levee system that have changed from a Special Flood Hazard Area to a non-hazard area.