Eligible homeowners urged to take part in elevation project - American Press

Eligible homeowners urged to take part in elevation project - American Press

Eligible homeowners are being encouraged to take part in a state-managed property elevation project and raise their homes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a public meeting on Thursday to update homeowners on the Southwest Coastal Home Elevation Project. The goal of the project is to reduce hurricane storm surge damage risks by elevating and/or floodproofing thousands of residential and business structures in Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermilli…