We save citizens approximately $350,000 each year due to our participation in the Community Rating System.Ĭalcasieu Parish has a Class 8 rating which saves its citizens 10% on flood insurance policies. Forty-six percent (46%) of Calcasieu Parish is located in a high risk flood hazard area.Ĭalcasieu Parish took one step further and became a participant in the Community Rating System (equivalent to fire rating) which gives the citizens a discount on their flood insurance premium. In return, the Parish must regulate development within the Parish when property is located in a high risk zone. Since the Parish became a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program, citizens have the availability to purchase flood insurance and receive federal funds when a disaster strikes (hurricane, flooding, tornado). īenefits for Conserving Endangered Species, click HERE.īenefits of Natural Floodplains, click HERE.įorty years ago, the Parish adopted floodplain management regulations to reduce future flood damages. The parish must submit an application for direct component funding separately through .įor more about the RESTORE Act, click HERE.
The acceptance of this plan is not a final determination of the eligibility of activities, projects, and programs for direct component funding and does not bind the Department of Treasury to obligate funds from the trust fund. Department of Treasury has accepted Calcasieu Parish's Multiyear Plan, which includes one project for more than $2.1 million of the parish's allocation of available funds in the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. To see the list of locations, click HERE.
Floodplain and Coastal Zone Management.Planning and Development Staff Directory.
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