Educational Links
One of the best sources of information about protecting your home from flooding is the Floods and Hurricanes site administered by the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (www.lsuagcenter.com/topics/family_home). Communities with slab-on-grade foundations (even communities not in Louisiana) could refer web users to this site.
The Emergency Operations Plan is needed to coordinate the response of emergency personnel and supporting services of all parish and municipal agencies in the event of an emergency or disaster and during the aftermath thereof.
FloodSmart www.floodsmart.gov
FEMA’s flood insurance page www.fema.gov/business/nfip
Answers to Questions about the NFIP
FEMA
LA DOTD Floodplain Management
National Council on Home Safety and Security:
Reducing Flood Losses Through the International Code
Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards
Floodproofing Non-Residential Structures
Louisiana Mapping Project
Association of State Floodplain Managers
Louisiana Floodplain Management Association
UNO-CHART
Amite River Basin Commission