Central residents to receive flood insurance discount

March 13, 2025

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/people-in-central-to-get-a-25-discount-on-flood-insurance/article_b3aca2ba-fec5-11ef-a32b-071a98693f4c.html

Central residents should get a 25% discount on their flood insurance premiums when bills go out next fall, city officials said.

The city received a better rating from the National Flood Insurance Program because of its storm water management and other measures designed to reduce flood risk in the East Baton Rouge Parish community.

Central just received a Class 5 rating from the flood insurance program, up two spots from its current one, city officials said. In 2024, only two governments in Louisiana shared that rating: Jefferson Parish and the city of Mandeville.

Central's 25% discount takes effect Oct. 1. The current discount for Central is 15%.

Despite the coming discounts, Central residents and business could still see an increase in flood insurance rates overall, albeit smaller than it might otherwise be, due to longer term changes in the federally subsidized insurance program.