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Staff presents FEMA‑required Chapter 26 floodplain ordinance updates; board to consider final action Nov. 18
Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board · December 4, 2025
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Summary
Planning staff reported proposed additions to Chapter 26 of the Calcasieu Parish Code to align with FEMA/NFIP requirements on lower‑level enclosures, venting/openings, and permitted non‑habitable uses; the board received the report and will consider final action Nov. 18.
Calcasieu Parish planning staff presented proposed amendments to Chapter 26 of the parish code Oct. 21 to bring local floodplain language into alignment with FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Dana Watkins, development manager and floodplain manager, said FEMA’s audit after recent…
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