OverviewLamar County officially has enacted the new Flood Maps from FEMA with which to base insurance ratings, house elevations, and whether or not someone has the likely hood of flooding. Some parcels will be removed from the flood zone, however there will be parcels added to the flood zone area.  The changes come at the directive of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  The Maps which have been adopted by the Board of Supervisors this summer are available in digital format through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Office of Geology web page.  If your parcel is now in the flood zone you will be required under federal law to have flood insurance through FEMA and its commercial outlets in order to recovery any damages from rising waters. If you were removed your mortgage company may allow you to drop the coverage. 

Lamar County wants to stress to every land owner in the County that it is important some times to have flood insurance even if not in flood plain if you are in area that is growing and developing quickly.  As new subdivisions and developments are created sometimes the site is not completed before the structures area and therefore sometimes the drainage is not as good as it will be once the development is complete.