FEMA said it has delivered preliminary versions of the flood maps to floodplain managers and code officials in communities throughout the parish, including Amite, Hammond, Independence, Kentwood, ...

HAMMOND — Tangipahoa Parish is leading the state in a series of watershed meetings that, depending on public input, could help reshape FEMA floodmaps in the future.

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

Representatives with FEMA were back in Tangipahoa Parish on Friday, going door-to-door to make sure people impacted by the recent flooding have signed up.

As the month of October winds down, so does the flood debris pickup in Tangipahoa Parish, but there is work yet to be done. Piles of debris still line some of the roads and highways in Tangipahoa ...

JEFFERSON PARISH -- It has been years in the making, and finally Jefferson Parish officials got the news they were hoping for. On Wednesday, FEMA finalized the flood map for the parish.

A flash flood emergency has been declared for Tangipahoa Parish, including Hammond, until 4:15 a.m. Friday.

What's Your Flood Risk? By Littice Bacon-Blood For more than 20 years flood insurance premiums in Jefferson Parish have been calculated based on maps adopted in 1995.

On Thursday, FEMA approved an application from Tangipahoa Parish for a home elevation project.

According to Terrebonne Parish Planning and Zoning Director, Tommy Guarisco, the maps don't reflect any risk reduction projects the parish has completed since 2019.

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA (WVUE) - Three weeks after as much as 2 feet of rain, FEMA workers personally went to flood ravaged parishes.

Work can finally begin on demolishing and rebuilding Southside Elementary School in Denham Springs, the last flood-damaged school in Livingston Parish to get approval from the Federal Emergency ...