St. Tammany Parish is launching a new emergency alert system that will allow residents to get telephone alerts sent to multiple phone numbers, including cellphones. Parish spokesman Ronnie Simpson tells The Advocate the upgrade stems from Hurricane Isaac, when parish …
Gulfport, Miss., officials say piers along the Gulf Coast that were damaged by Hurricane Isaac in August may not be repaired before summer. The Category 1 storm that hit Aug. 29 tore up slats, pilings and jetties from Biloxi to …
Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have an additional 60 days to file claims for their flood-related losses. Policy owners now have until April 22 to complete their proof …
Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have another 30 days to file claims for their flood losses. Policy owners now have until Feb. 21 to complete their proof of …
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that spawned the destruction of Sandy and Isaac has come to an end as one for the record books. There were 19 named storms in what meteorologists consider an above-average year that tied as being …
Three months after Hurricane Isaac, Louisiana’s Grand Isle is still waiting for repairs to the island’s levee system. But Grand Isle Mayor David Carmadelle tells The Courier he’s been told by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the repairs …
In the wake of multiple catastrophic events in the United States, HSG developed a comprehensive risk management system to assist insurance partners during natural disasters. This system was put to the test in assisting First Premium and Louisiana Citizens Insurance …
Sumrall, Miss., officials are considering whether to purchase flood insurance for the city, following the flooding of City Hall after Hurricane Isaac. City Hall personnel are still working out of the Sumrall police station after heavy rains from Isaac caused …
The Small Business Administration has approved more than $1.5 million in disaster-assistance loans to help residents and businesses of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes with their recovery from the impact of Hurricane Isaac. The Courier reports The SBA has approved 47 …
The disaster recovery centers opened in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes in the wake of Hurricane Isaac will all close this week. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the number of people applying for aid has slowed to a trickle in …