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.

Repairing Your Flood Damaged Homes

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

Repairing Your Flood Damaged Home

Ascension Parish's Revalidated LOMCs Letter - Previously issued LOMCs that were revalidated with the issuance of the August 17, 2007 National Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

I received a letter from my mortgage company informing me that I am now in the flood zone and will need to obtain flood insurance.  I was not in the flood zone before.  What do I do?

FEMA has a grandfathering rule to provide a reduced rate for homeowners that were not in a flood zone prior to the issuance of new flood maps, and therefore, never obtained flood insurance.  In order to apply for the grandfathering provision you will need to provide your insurance company with a Compliance Letter stating that your structure was built in compliance with the flood maps at the time of construction.

If you need this information please submit your name, address of property in question, telephone number, and approximate date of construction to the following link: Flood Information Request

Please allow up to ten business days for a response.

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.

Clicking on the image below will take you to scans of the FEMA maps where you can see if your property is in a shaded flood zone area or not.  You may also submit a flood zone determination form by providing the information requested on the following link: Flood Zone Determination Form

Ascension Parish Flood Maps

View the Maps

Ascension Parish Floodzone Map

	E Sized 34" x 44"

2009 Ascension Parish Approved Benchmarks

*Please note that when you open the above .PDF file, you may click each star inside of the document to receive information / data for each benchmark.

Wetland Determination Form

How to Request a Wetland Determination

2012-2015 Ascension Parish Council and Parish President

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Links:

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

Requirements for Residential Metal Buildings