If using old maps, how accurate is FEMA’s new flood insurance rating system?

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An aerial photo of Baton Rouge during the August 2016 flood. (File photo)

Some places in Louisiana have 20-year-old flood insurance rate maps that no longer reflect reality, a certified floodplain manager with the Baton Rouge-based Center for Planning Excellence says.


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