Presentation on Incoming FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Increases Given at Latest PABI Luncheon

    The March 16 Plaquemines Association of Business and Industry monthly luncheon saw local business leaders— alongside a handful of elected officials—receive an update on a very controversial issue that will have major impacts on Plaquemines Parish: new FEMA flood insurance rates. With the April 1 deadline for the implementation of new FEMA flood insurance standards (known as “Risk…