Louisiana Survey finds strong support for elevation rules in flood-prone areas

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Most Louisiana residents support elevation requirements in flood-prone areas, according to the second installment of the 2022 Louisiana Survey.  Other policy proposals for dealing with flood risk, such as requiring owners of existing properties to elevate and prohibiting new construction in flood-prone areas, are more divisive, and a majority oppose raising insurance rates, the survey

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