Local government officials estimated Tuesday that nearly 53,000 residences, 3,800 commercial buildings and 1,800 public buildings in East Baton Rouge Parish ... city-parish flood maps continue ...

The first image shows a normal night, the second was taken the night of the flood. The Baton Rouge Area Chamber has used the maps to estimate that more than 140,000 homes in the metropolitan area ...

A first-of-its-kind interactive map ... flood, which has a lesser chance, a 0.2% chance or less, of happening in any given year. The basin is the primary drainage route for the Baton Rouge metro ...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Some Baton Rouge homeowners ... "Anyone who is in the special flood hazard areas, in an A or AE zones, those are the one who will be most impacted by these decisions ...

I was living in Baton Rouge, La., in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina ... Jennifer Anne Moses is the author of four books, including “Bagels and Grits: A Jew on the Bayou.” ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Even when floodwater ... Monticello sits on relatively higher ground. Even today, flood insurance rate maps show a large majority of the neighborhood is above the 100 ...

A flood watch is in effect for much of the state, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, until 7 a.m. Saturday ... with a web-based app that has a map that shows flood conditions in real-time.

The rainy New Year’s Eve pushed Baton Rouge beyond the 1989 rainfall record ... for the 11th time its more than 80-year history. The flood-control system spilled the Mississippi's nutrient ...