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...
Ida Damage Keeps Tens of Thousands of Louisiana Students Out of School September 30, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte About 70,000 students across southeast Louisiana remain out of school because of Hurricane Ida’s destruction to classroom buildings a month...
Amid Uncertainty Over Flood Insurance, Florida County Declares Emergency After Unprecedented Rainfall September 29, 2021 By William Rabb In what may be a sign of the climate times, a Florida county has declared a local state of emergency...
Flood Insurance Program Expires Tomorrow Unless Congress Acts September 29, 2021 As Democrats and Republicans in Washington continue to haggle over government debt and spending, federal flood insurance is among the...
FEMA: $205M Approved for Michigan Recovery From June Storms, Flooding September 15, 2021 The federal government has approved nearly $205 million to help Michiganders with disaster-related needs stemming from the June 25-26 tornadoes,...
Insurance, Housing Groups Urge Renewal of Flood Program That Expires Sept. 30 September 15, 2021 The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, along with a large coalition of other insurance, lending and housing industry groups,...