Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction ...

Base flood elevations show how far above sea level a home would need to be in order to withstand flooding from a once-in-a-100-year storm.

Enter the flood elevation certificate. ... After you get the certificate, you can then submit a request to get a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), ...

Homeowners can go online to Region2Coastal.com to see the Preliminary Work Maps, or to plug in their address to determine what flood zone they are in, and their new base flood elevation.

The two-year delay in implementing Jefferson Parish's new flood elevation maps will allow the Federal Emergency Management Association to revise the map-making process from the ground up, a parish ...

On the west side, the elevations are 14 to 15 feet with the new map, similar to the existing map except at one location just north of Triumph, which now has a 3.5-foot elevation requirement.

FEMA's advisory base flood elevations, which were part of a flood map overhaul that was in the works before the hurricane, were released early to serve as a guide for victims rebuilding their houses ...

The flood elevation for some houses directly along the water, particularly north of 18th Street, will increase to 13 feet, or a 4-foot increase over the previous maps. Sea Isle City ...

The flood elevation for some houses directly along the water, particularly north of 18th Street, will increase to 13 feet, or a 4-foot increase over the previous maps. Sea Isle City ...