NEWSROOM
Why
Communities Need to Adhere to National Flood Insurance Program
Criteria
October 23, 2006
BATON ROUGE
-- The Louisiana Sea Grant Legal Program has expanded its series
of fact sheets to help people affected by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita navigate Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs
and related legal issues during the rebuilding process. The latest
installment is “How to Help Your Community Keep Its National
Flood Insurance Program and Disaster Assistance.”
This one-page
guide provides information on the possible consequences for residents
of communities that do not enforce floodplain management regulations.
It and other program materials are available online at www.lsu.edu/sglegal
and www.laseagrant.org.
The series seeks to answer questions about the National Flood
Insurance Program, flood elevations, rebuilding after a flood
and other reconstruction matters.
“Our goal is
to keep the public and parish and community decision makers better
informed about recovery, said Dr. Rod Emmer, associate professor
(research) coastal communities. “We must make timely decisions
based on the best available information. We cannot afford to jeopardize
future assistance for short term gains.”
“The Sea Grant
fact sheets have been well received by professionals and the general
public,” said Jim Wilkins, Louisiana Sea Grant Legal Program
director. “We have been able to help several people get
answers to questions they couldn’t resolve through traditional
procedures.”
The Louisiana Sea Grant
Legal Program endeavors to provide accurate, timely and relevant
legal research and information on topics affecting the use,
conservation and management of Louisiana’s ocean and coastal
environment and resources.
Since its establishment
in 1968, Louisiana Sea Grant has worked to promote stewardship
of the state’s coastal resources through a combination of
research, education and outreach programs critical to the cultural,
economic and environmental health of Louisiana’s coastal
zone. Louisiana Sea Grant, based at Louisiana State University,
is part of the National Sea Grant Program, a network of 32 programs
in each of the U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states and Puerto
Rico.
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