Latest Louisiana Headlines
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Senator Says FEMA to Fund Crisis Counseling for Louisiana Flood Victims
Sep 2 2016 // A U.S. senator says the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide Louisiana with $6.8 million to fund crisis counseling for flood victims. Sen. David Vitter’s office announced the grant in a news release...
Those Affected by Louisiana Flooding Continue to Get Federal Support
Sep 1 2016 // Federal agencies, state and local governments continue to support and assist those affected by flooding in Louisiana. Since President Obama’s major disaster declaration to 20 parishes in south Louisiana, the Federal...
Brightway Opens Branch Location in Harahan, Louisiana
Sep 1 2016 // Brightway Insurance has expanded its network of insurance retail locations to Harahan, La., with the opening of Brightway, The Schmidt Agency. The new agency is owned by Chris Schmidt, who has extensive sales and...
Bus Driver in Fatal Louisiana Wreck Previously Cited for Lack of License
Aug 30 2016 // Louisiana State Police say a bus driver accused of killing two people in a five-vehicle wreck on Sunday had been ticketed Aug. 5 for driving without a license. Trooper Melissa Matey says 37-year-old Denis Yasmir Amaya...
2 Dead, 36 Hurt in Louisiana After Bus Hits Fire Truck, Other Vehicles
Aug 30 2016 // Louisiana State Police say a Honduran man who had entered the United States illegally was driving a bus carrying flood recovery workers that hit a firetruck on a highway, killing two people and injuring dozens. Trooper...
Analysis: Louisiana Will Need Congress to Help After Flooding
Aug 29 2016 // Insurance payments and traditional federal aid programs won’t be enough to respond to the catastrophic flooding that ravaged tens of thousands of homes across south Louisiana, wrecking entire subdivisions and...
Louisiana Flood Victims Eligible for State Sales Tax Refunds
Aug 29 2016 // Louisiana residents in presidential declared disaster areas impacted by the March and August floods can file for a refund of state sales tax they paid on personal property destroyed by the floods, according to State...
Mobile Homes, not Travel Trailers, Headed to Louisiana after Deadly Flooding
Aug 26 2016 // Mobile homes will fill front yards across southern Louisiana again, just like after Hurricane Katrina, as federal authorities bring in temporary housing for thousands of people displaced by catastrophic flooding. These...
AIR Worldwide: 20 Parishes, More than 60K Homes Impacted by Louisiana Flooding
Aug 25 2016 // Initial estimates from Louisiana’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness indicate that more than 60,000 homes have been damaged in the 20 parishes impacted in the extensive precipitation-induced...
1347 Property Insurance Holdings Expects Losses from Louisiana Storms
Aug 23 2016 // 1347 Property Insurance Holdings Inc., which offers specialty property/casualty insurance through its subsidiary, Maison Insurance Co. (Maison), said it expects to incur losses from claims related to damage from the recent...
Flood Claims Mount; FEMA Extends Insurance Renewal Period for Some in Louisiana
Aug 23 2016 // Due to the damage and displacement caused by recent flooding, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended to 120 days the grace period to renew flood insurance policies in certain Louisiana parishes. The...
Analysis: Flooding Intensifies Louisiana’s Financial Woes
Aug 22 2016 // “How’s your house?” That’s the new greeting for many across south Louisiana as a 20-parish area digs out of catastrophic flooding and its aftermath. The logical next question often remains unspoken:...
RMS: Flood Insurance Uptake Low in Areas Hit Hardest by Louisiana Flooding
Aug 19 2016 // Calling the recent flooding event in Louisiana one of the most significant natural disasters in the United States, catastrophe modelling firm RMS said flood insurance participation is low in the parishes most affected by...
86,500 People Affected by Louisiana Floods Seek Federal Aid
Aug 19 2016 // Some 86,500 people have filed for federal aid after deadly flooding hit Louisiana in the past several days and damaged some 40,000 homes, Gov. John Bel Edwards told a news conference on Aug. 18. He said the death toll from...
Louisiana Issues Post-Flooding Emergency Insurance Rule
Aug 19 2016 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has issued an emergency rule allowing greater protection and flexibility for insurance policyholders impacted by recent flooding. The emergency rule gives flood-affected...
Louisiana Reminds Insurers of Flooded Vehicle Requirements
Aug 18 2016 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued a reminder to insurance companies regarding the Certificate of Destruction title requirements for flooded vehicles. The department issued the bulletin following the federal...
As Louisiana Surveys Flood Damage, Death Toll Rises
Aug 17 2016 // As waters receded in parts of Louisiana’s capital city of Baton Rouge, some residents returned to their flood-damaged homes on Aug. 16 for the first time and found a soggy mess. David Key used a small boat to get to...
AIR Worldwide: Louisiana’s Record Rainfall Caused by Low-Pressure System
Aug 16 2016 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reports that the extensive flooding in southern Louisiana, from west of Baton Rouge to Mississippi, was caused by a slow-moving tropical depression–like low-pressure system that...
6 Dead, Tens of Thousands Evacuated in Louisiana Flooding
Aug 15 2016 // Emergency crews worked through the night to rescue scores of south Louisiana residents from homes and stranded cars as deadly flooding continued to inundate large swaths of the region Sunday, three days after rain-swollen...
Louisiana Woman Gets 5 Years in Prison for $1M-Plus Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Aug 11 2016 // A Baker woman accused of defrauding Louisiana to the tune of $1 million-plus in a Medicaid fraud scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison. Even though 38-year-old Chanda Hall pleaded guilty in April to a...
