Lafourche Parish will contact the Homeowner with the result of the inspection and provide information for any next steps.

The elevation of your house is documented by a surveyor or other authorized person on an Elevation Certificate. Check with your local floodplain administrator to see if there is an elevation certificate on file for your house.

Owners must then comply with their community’s floodplain management ordinance should they choose to rebuild. In some cases, a building may need to be elevated, retrofitted, or changed to comply with the ordinance and reduce future flood losses. Lafourche Parish is committed to assisting property owners in finding the best way to reduce their flood risk in the future.

An adult owner or resident of the property will need to be present for the interior portion of the inspection.

All properties in Lafourche Parish that are located within a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) are being contacted to have an inspection completed.

In addition to decreasing long term flood risk, communities are required to execute the Substantial Damage process to remain in compliance with the minimum NFIP requirements, which is required for Lafourche citizens to be able to continue to purchase flood insurance.

Failure to enforce these measures can jeopardize the community’s continued participation in the NFIP and ability to qualify for federal assistance following a disaster.

You can schedule an inspection by contacting the Inspect Lafourche Program at (866)866-1307.  They will work with your schedule ensuring an easy and seamless process.

Yes. The inspector will typically call you 24 hours prior to your scheduled inspection to verify that you are still available to meet.

Prior to the inspection, the Inspector will ask the homeowner to sign a Right of Entry form. Once done, the Inspector will enter the home and being the inspection. An inspection will be completed on the interior and exterior of the home.

The entire inspection process will take less than 1 hour.

If a home is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), also known as the “100-year floodplain”, and the home is damaged from any source (flooding or wind), the community must determine if that structure is substantially damaged. A building is substantially damaged when the cost of repairs is 50% or more of the structure’s “pre-damaged” market value. For example, if the total cost to repair a home is $100,000 and the structure is valued at $200,000, the home is 50% damaged, making it substantially damaged.