Fewer Louisiana Homeowners Than Expected Seek Aid After 2016 Floods August 16, 2018 Louisiana expects to spend $649 million on homeowner rebuilding aid after the 2016 floods, only about half the federal money...
New Orleans Concerned About Flooding as Hurricane Season Nears May 29, 2018 By REBECCA SANTANA Dr. Lauren Morris’s dental office is in sight of one of the pumping stations designed to push water out of...
Louisiana Recovery Group Marshals Cash, Volunteers to Help Flood Victims April 23, 2018 By CAROLINE GRUESKIN, The Advocate Leslie Garon pressed her right hand to her chest and choked back tears as she addressed more than a dozen...
Louisiana Governor Wants to Broaden Homeowner Flood Grants August 18, 2017 By MELINDA DESLATTE Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday he wants to broaden Louisiana’s flood aid program to include homeowners whose flood insurance...
Not all Victims Will Receive Aid From Louisiana Flood Recovery Programs January 17, 2017 By MELINDA DESLATTE Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration is struggling with a problem that has become all too common for Louisiana’s governors: How...
Future of Flood Canal Project in Baton Rouge Remains Murky December 28, 2016 Despite the flooding that struck south Louisiana in August, prospects for a decades-old project aimed at protecting Baton Rouge area...
Louisiana Request for Federal Flood Aid Upped to $4B October 24, 2016 Gov. John Bel Edwards bumped up his request to more than $4 billion for federal flood disaster aid to repair...
With Insured Losses Estimated at $8.5-$11B, Louisiana Looks to Recovery October 3, 2016 By MELINDA DESLATTE Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that industry ground-up insurable losses—which include exposures eligible for coverage (regardless of whether they...
Louisiana Delegation, Governor Push for Federal Flood Aid September 15, 2016 By ANDREW TAYLOR The Republican-dominated Louisiana congressional delegation on Monday swung behind a request by Gov. John Bel Edwards for emergency aid to...
Louisiana Flood Plan Reveals Gaps Despite Katrina Lessons September 15, 2016 By MELINDA DESLATTE Eleven years ago, Sam Barbera hooked up his boat and headed to New Orleans to ferry people from Hurricane Katrina’s...