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The East Jefferson Levee
District is under the
authority of the Southeast
Louisiana Flood Protection
Authority East which
oversees the flood and
hurricane protection systems
of St. Bernard parish, the
east bank of Orleans,
Jefferson, St. John and St.
Charles parishes and areas
of St. Tammany and
Tangipahoa parishes below
Interstate 12.The East
Jefferson Levee District
maintains and operates the
flood protection levee
system around the east bank
portion of Jefferson Parish
to protect the citizens of
East Jefferson from tidal
flooding of Lake
Ponchartrain and the
Mississippi River. The East
Jefferson Levee District
insures the integrity of the
levee system throughout the
year and maintains a high
state of readiness with
adequately trained personnel
and sufficient operational
equipment. |
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Unfortunately, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita taught thousands of Louisianans a very expensive lesson: Just because your home is not mapped within a high-risk flood zone (known as a Special Flood Hazard Area SFHA) does not mean that you are safe from potential floods. Hundreds of thousands of residences flooded because rainfall amounts were either greater than the risk levels shown on the flood hazard maps or were flooded from rising water from levees being overtopped or breached. REad more detailed information at the Louisiana Mapping Project. |
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The National Flood Insurance
Program's (NFIP) Community
Rating System (CRS) is a
voluntary incentive program
that recognizes and
encourages community
floodplain management
activities that exceed the
minimum NFIP requirements. As a result,
flood insurance premium
rates are discounted to
reflect the reduced flood
risk resulting from the
community actions meeting
the three goals of the CRS: |
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