Community |
Entry |
Comm. I.D. |
Policies |
Annual Premium |
Coverage |
# Losses |
Total Paid $ |
Vermilion Parish |
5/15/85 |
220221 |
4,171 |
$2,092,283 |
$600,397,000 |
1,524 |
$54,927,649 |
Erath |
5/29/79 |
220224 |
430 |
$350,008 |
$44,198,000 |
439 |
$15,224,837 |
Gueydan |
12/16/77 |
220225 |
16 |
$3,805 |
$2,807,000 |
4 |
$8,092 |
Kaplan |
3/1/82 |
220226 |
396 |
$134,286 |
$42,124,000 |
54 |
$237,543 |
Maurice |
6/30/76 |
220227 |
20 |
$7,522 |
$4,264,000 |
14 |
$181,870 |
Abbeville |
8/3/81 |
220264 |
703 |
$270,711 |
$117,847,000 |
183 |
$2,919,957 |
Parish Total |
|
|
5,736 |
$2,858,615 |
$811,637,000 |
2,218 |
$73,499,948 |
|
Six Vermilion Parish communities, including the parish itself, joined the National Flood Insurance Program from 1976 through 1985. They joined the Regular Program after FEMA had completed a Flood Study and produced Flood Insurance Rate Maps. They then adopted the new maps and instituted permitting requirements in the newly identified high-risk areas known as Special Flood Hazard Areas. Since 1978, more than 2,200 flood claims have been filed in Vermilion Parish, resulting in payments totaling approximately $73.5 million. With 5,736 policies in effect, Vermilion Parish residents and businesses are now protected by more than $811.6 million in flood insurance coverage with annual premiums of approximately $2.8 million. Some of the communities have maps that date to the 1970s and 1980s. Based on state-of-the-art technology, new maps are being developed for all of the communities in Vermilion Parish and they will be presented for adoption after completion. |
