Floodplain Management

Marcia Shivers, Floodplain Coordinator

Phone: 225-450-1369

It is the responsibility of the Floodplain Management Office to provide restrictions and regulations that govern the use of the Parish’s floodplains, provide information to property owners how they can protect themselves from flood damage, and to provide information on the National Flood Insurance Program.

Ascension Parish Flood Protection For You and Your Property

For property owners in Special Flood Hazard Areas and Flood Prone Areas, please click the link below.

Ascension Parish Flood Information (Updated 2017)

Be Prepared for a Flood

Appendix V updateFreeboard Requirement

External Flood Resources

Answers to many common questions, how to reduce risk, protect your home and other structures

Increased Cost of Compliance Coverage

FEMA

LA DOTD Floodplain Management

USGS Ascension Parish Floodmap

USGS Real-Time WaterWatch Levels (State of Louisiana)

Floodsmart.gov

LSU AgCenter Flood Maps

Louisiana Mapping Project

Association of State Floodplain Managers

Louisiana Floodplain Management Association

Homeowners Handbook

Water Bodies, General Layers Map


Repairing Your Flood Damaged Homes

Please read the documents linked below if you are repairing your home due to any recent flood damage.

Red Cross Information


Flood Insurance

The NFIP: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is a federal program enabling property owners in participating communities to purchase flood insurance on eligible buildings and contents, whether they are in or out of a floodplain. This community participates in the NFIP, making federally backed flood insurance available to its property owners. The NFIP insures most walled and roofed buildings that are principally above ground on a permanent foundation, including mobile homes, and buildings in the course of construction. Property owners can purchase building and contents coverage from any local property and casualty insurance agent. To find a local insurance agent that writes flood insurance in your area visit www.floodsmart.gov.


History of Floodplain Management in Ascension Parish

Presentation at 02/06/12 Drainage Meeting


Am I in a flood zone?

In order to help determine the flooding risk of properties in a particular area, FEMA has developed a series of maps for Ascension Parish showing “flood zone” areas.  Technically, these are areas estimated to have a one percent probability of being inundated by floodwaters in any given year.  This is also commonly called the hundred-year flood.

The below link will take you to scans of the official FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps where you can see if your property is in a shaded flood zone area or not. The Parish of Ascension also offers several unofficial online maps that can help you determine your Floodzone and elevation on our Online Maps Gallery.

To request an official Floodzone determination you will need to  submit a flood zone determination form by providing the information requested on the following link: Flood Zone Determination Form


 Ascension Parish FlRM Maps:

View the Maps


 

 Ascension Parish Online Floodzone Map

 

View Large PDF


 

Wetland Determination Form

How to Request a Wetland Determination