FEMA Opens Proposed Hurricane Ida Housing Site Comment Period May 25, 2022 A three-day comment period opened Tuesday for a proposed group housing site for Hurricane Ida survivors in one southeast Louisiana...
FEMA Contractors Not Liable for Misrepresentations About Flood Risk May 3, 2022 By Jim Sams The North Fork of the White River in southern Missouri is a nationally known fly-fishing destination, teeming with brown and...
81% of Flood Insurance Policyholders Will See Rate Increases, Report Says April 26, 2022 By Leslie Kaufman When the Federal Emergency Management Agency rolled out a major overhaul to its beleaguered National Flood Insurance Program last April,...
FEMA to Offer Home Repair Tips for Ida Victims December 17, 2021 FEMA mitigation specialists will give tips about rebuilding and protecting homes from future disaster-related damage such as high winds and...
Tornadoes That Ripped Across Central U.S. Could Be Costliest Outbreak on Record December 13, 2021 By William Rabb and Elizabeth Blosfield A group of tornadoes that tore across the central U.S. on December 10 and 11 resulted in widespread damage in...
FEMA: $2.5 Billion Ida Aid Given to Louisiana Residents, Businesses December 6, 2021 Louisiana residents and businesses have received $2.5 billion in federal aid related to Hurricane Ida, the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Archdiocese of New Orleans to Pay More Than $1 Million Over Katrina False Claims November 18, 2021 The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it...
FEMA Extends Deadline to Apply for Hurricane Ida Assistance to Nov. 29 October 28, 2021 Louisiana residents seeking disaster aid from Hurricane Ida now have until Nov. 29 to apply for assistance. The Federal Emergency...
Residents in 8 Mississippi Counties Can Now Try for FEMA Aid for Ida October 27, 2021 Mississippi’s governor says residents in eight counties can now apply for federal help with Hurricane Ida expenses, and 19 counties...
25% of Infrastructure Under Flood Risk in 30 years; FEMA Wants Input on Standards October 13, 2021 By William Rabb Just as new research shows that a fourth of the critical infrastructure in the U.S. – along with an increasing...