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SpatialNews.com Press Release
Preliminary Flood Maps in Greater New Orleans area Ready for Public View
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Denton, Texas - Homeowners, renters and business owners in five parishes in the Greater New Orleans area are encouraged to look over preliminary flood maps in order to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions.
Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Charles, Parish officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are presenting the preliminary maps in order to help leaders and residents identify known flood risks and use that information to make decisions about buying flood insurance and how the community should move forward with any development.
To share that data, public workshops are scheduled in the parishes where interested citizens can obtain more information about the proposed changes.
Orleans Parish Jefferson Parish Jefferson Parish
Monday, Mar. 18 Tuesday, Mar. 19 Wednesday, Mar. 20
Pavilion of Two Sisters Terrytown Playground Lafreniere Park
New Orleans City Park 641 Heritage Avenue Foundation Center
1 Palm Drive Terrytown, LA 70056 3000 Downs Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70124 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Metairie, LA 70003
2 p.m. – 7 p.m. 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
St. Charles Parish St. Bernard Parish Plaquemines Parish
Monday, Mar. 25 Tuesday, Mar. 26 Wednesday, Mar. 27
RK Smith Middle School St Bernard Civic Center Belle Chasse Auditorium
281 Sugarland Parkway 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive 8398 Hwy 23
Luling, LA 70037 Chalmette, LA 70043 Belle Chasse, LA 70037
2 p.m. – 7 p.m. 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
“As we work together with our state and local partners to bring this critical information to the five parishes, we ask that everyone review the maps to understand what flood risks are involved,” said FEMA R6 Administrator Tony Robinson. “The role of the community as an active partner in the flood mapping process is very important.”
Additional information is available, including links to the interactive mapping website on http://www.fema.gov/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riskmap6.com%2F and at http://go.usa.gov/gzU5. Residents can also contact their local floodplain administrators for more details
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