Richland Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Map (DFIRM) now available online

Richland received their preliminary DFIRM on 11/23/2009 from FEMA. If you know someone who lives in Richland parish, and they want to know if their property will be in a special flood hazard area (SFHA) when the map becomes effective, they can view the Preliminary DFIRM at http://lamp.lsuagcenter.com/?FIPS=22083.

The appeal process ended on 8/19/2010, so you can expect that the Letter of Final Determination (LFD) is just around the corner. For those of you who don't know, the map becomes effective 180 days after the LFD is issued.