Community |
Entry |
Comm. I.D. |
Policies |
Annual Premium |
Coverage |
# Losses |
Total Paid $ |
Plaquemines Parish |
|
220139 |
5,157 |
$2,767,673 |
$1,130,346,000 |
4,712 |
$261,750,684 |
|
Plaquemines Parish entered the National Flood Insurance Program
Regular Program May 1, 1985. Earlier that year, FEMA
had completed a Flood Study and produced the first Flood Insurance
Rate Maps for the parish. The parish adopted the new maps and
instituted permitting requirements in the newly identified
high-risk areas known as Special Flood Hazard Areas.
Since the parish entered the program, 4,712 flood losses have been reported by policyholders and more than $261.7 million has been paid as a result of these losses. More than 5,000 NFIP policies are now in effect in the parish, providing more than $1.1 billion in coverage at a cost of approximately $2.8 million in premiums. The current effective flood map for Plaquemines Parish was updated in 1993. A new map for the parish is being prepared using state-of-the-art mapping technology and it will be presented to the parish for adoption upon completion. |
