May 3, 2022
The North Fork of the White River in southern Missouri is a nationally known fly-fishing destination, teeming with brown and rainbow trout. The stream is fed from underground springs in the Ozark Mountains, keeping its waters cool on hot summer …
April 26, 2022
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency rolled out a major overhaul to its beleaguered National Flood Insurance Program last April, it promised that bigger, richer homes would bear the brunt of premium increases, while almost 90 percent of policyholders would …
December 17, 2021
FEMA mitigation specialists will give tips about rebuilding and protecting homes from future disaster-related damage such as high winds and water at local hardware stores in Chauvin and Morgan City, Louisiana. They will also have information about selecting contractors, flood …
December 13, 2021
A group of tornadoes that tore across the central U.S. on December 10 and 11 resulted in widespread damage in several states and could serve as the nation’s costliest tornado outbreak on record. “Based on preliminary assessments of the extensive …
December 6, 2021
Louisiana residents and businesses have received $2.5 billion in federal aid related to Hurricane Ida, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. It said another $27.8 million has been approved in public assistance grants for local governments and nonprofits. Ida was …
November 18, 2021
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for payment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the …
October 28, 2021
Louisiana residents seeking disaster aid from Hurricane Ida now have until Nov. 29 to apply for assistance. The Federal Emergency Management announced that the deadline to register for individual assistance has been extended an extra two weeks from the previous …
October 27, 2021
Mississippi’s governor says residents in eight counties can now apply for federal help with Hurricane Ida expenses, and 19 counties can get public aid. Approval for help through the Federal Emergency Management Agency means “Mississippians will have access to the …
October 13, 2021
Just as new research shows that a fourth of the critical infrastructure in the U.S. – along with an increasing number of homes and businesses – are at risk of flooding in the next 30 years, FEMA is seeking public …
September 30, 2021
About 70,000 students across southeast Louisiana remain out of school because of Hurricane Ida’s destruction to classroom buildings a month ago, state Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley told lawmakers on Sept. 28. That’s nearly 1 in 10 of Louisiana’s K-12 …