‘Ambiguous’ Flood Deductible May Cost Carriers That Insured New Orleans Hotel September 29, 2021 By Jim Sams The redevelopment of the historic Jung Hotel and Residences in downtown New Orleans flooded four times before renovations were complete.... Read More
After Ida Outages, Utility Proposals Include City Takeover September 23, 2021 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Amid calls for investigations following major power losses during Hurricane Ida, the power company subsidiary that... Read More
New Orleans: Flames Shoot Up Side of Superdome Roof, Put Out September 23, 2021 By Chevel Johnson NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Smoke and flames shot up the side of the Superdome’s roof on Tuesday after a pressure... Read More
Lawsuit: Ida Outages Due to ‘Gum and Super Glue’ at Utility September 22, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a “bubble gum and super glue” approach... Read More
Analysis: Ida’s Destruction May Help Hurricane Laura Victims September 20, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hurricane Ida’s thrashing left homes in mangled heaps across southeastern Louisiana, but in an uncomfortable... Read More
Nicholas Crawls Into Louisiana From Texas, Dumping Rain September 16, 2021 By Jay Reeves and Rebecca Santana POINTE-AUX-CHENES, La. (AP) — Nicholas weakened to a tropical depression as it crawled from Texas into southern Louisiana on Wednesday,... Read More
Freeport’s Texas LNG Export Plant Still Offline After Storm Nicholas September 16, 2021 U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Freeport LNG said on Wednesday that it was still not producing LNG at its... Read More
Gulf Coast Oil Companies Return to Ida Recovery as Nicholas Recedes September 15, 2021 By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Erwin Seba HOUSTON — Energy companies worked to restore pipeline service and electricity after Tropical Storm Nicholas passed through, allowing them to... Read More
Formosa Plastics to Pay Nearly $3M to Settle Air Pollution Charges September 14, 2021 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON — The U.S. subsidiary of Formosa Plastics Corp. will pay $2.85 million to settle civil charges it violated federal... Read More
Heavy Downpours From Nicholas Batter Texas, Louisiana September 14, 2021 By Erwin Seba Heavy rains lashed, on Tuesday as Hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical storm, bringing the threat of widespread floods and... Read More