HOLLY BEACH, La. (AP) — The laidback stretch of coast known as Louisiana's “Cajun Riviera” is nothing like its French namesake: Beachgoers are more likely to drink Bud Light than fine wine, and mobile homes and stilted houses take the…
NEW ORLEANS - Levees.org will host a 15th anniversary observance of the "worst civil engineering disaster" in US History from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The one-hour virtual expert panel discussion will be moderated by Harry…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an $8.9 million contract for floodwalls to protect its New Orleans District headquarters. Construction is expected to begin in late September on a combination of permanent and deployable floodwalls…
NEW ORLEANS - Homeowners, contractors and green sector specialists will join the Urban Conservancy at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 for a Zoom call to release new survey findings demonstrating that homeowners can significantly reduce flooding on their properties while…
NEW ORLEANS – Disaster recovery nonprofit SBP is launching a new initiative for businesses in at-risk communities throughout New Orleans, meant to educate business owners and employees about the risks of flooding, and to provide actionable steps to ensure they are adequately protected against…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana welcomed federal flood-protection money in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in a deal that didn't require the state to begin repaying its share for a decade. But now that bill is coming due, and…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana program helping people affected by the 2016 floods is offering buyouts to those living in especially hazardous areas, state officials said. Restore Louisiana officials said Monday that homeowners in floodways can receive up…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana homeowners with damage from the 2016 floods have a few days left to seek aid through a federally-financed grant program. The deadline to complete a survey for homeowner aid through the Restore Louisiana program…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Legislation headed to President Donald Trump's desk could help thousands of Louisiana flood victims. The U.S. Senate gave final passage Wednesday to a package of federal disaster policy changes, included in a bill authorizing spending…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu travels to Houston this week to share lessons learned from the city's road to recovery following Hurricane Katrina. Landrieu is participating in a free event titled, "Lessons Learned in New…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The rising Mississippi River has prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt replacement of a 500-foot-long flood wall at the edge of New Orleans' French Quarter. Nola.com/The Times-Picayune reports that the work was…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Washington Parish Council in Louisiana has come out against a project to dam the upper Pearl River to provide flood protection near Mississippi's capital city. With its opposition Monday, the council joins the St. Tammany…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is expected to award all of its flood-rebuilding grants to homeowners by August, two years after the historic flooding. Most of the repair and reconstruction work should be completed by the end of the…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Homeowners in Louisiana's capital are getting at least six more months to occupy mobile homes and trailers on their property while they repair damage from historic floods in 2016. East Baton Rouge Metro Council members…
COVINGTON - Pat Brister, St. Tammany Parish President, announced today that St. Tammany Parish Government and the St. Tammany Levee, Drainage, and Conservation District (St. Tammany Levee Board) have selected Neel-Schaffer, Inc., to begin the first phase of the St.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the United States tallied a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion. The U.S. had 16 disasters last year with damage exceeding a billion…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Farmers in 11 Louisiana parishes could be eligible for federal disaster assistance because of damage from flooding and losses caused by Hurricane Harvey. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised its policies to allow houses of worship to apply for some federal aid to help deal with damage from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. FEMA announced Tuesday houses of worship no…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The federal government typically spends up to $150,000 apiece — not counting utilities, maintenance or labor — on the trailers it leases to disaster victims, then auctions them at cut-rate prices after 18 months of…
METAIRIE, La. - A waterfront park that stretches from Louis Armstrong Airport to the French Quarter, a greener Elmwood Shopping Center parking lot and a Louisiana Wetlands Education Center with a water taxi to Grand Isle. Those are three of…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's homeowner rebuilding program has awarded $122 million in grants to victims of the 2016 floods that hit much of the state. New figures about the Restore Louisiana program were released recently, announcing that 4,200 homeowners have…
NEW ORLEANS - The Greater New Orleans Foundation and the City of New Orleans will present an Urban Water Series Technical Master Class focusing on integrating green infrastructure into Complete Streets. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 10,…
HOUSTON (AP) — The groups helping to rebuild on the Texas Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey have collected close to $1 billion in donations, according to an Associated Press tally of major national and local organizations. Much of that money…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The tax bill that won passage this week in Congress has provisions that members of Louisiana's congressional delegation say specifically benefit Louisiana. "Disaster tax relief is huge," Sen. Bill Cassidy said Thursday in an interview. That…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The agency that oversees drainage, sewer and water systems in New Orleans faces an audit of its spending of federal money received following Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans news outlets report that the Department of Homeland Security's…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana residents who had damage from the August 2016 flooding have until the end of December to submit the proof of loss form required for a flood insurance claim. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana residents displaced by the August 2016 flooding and living in mobile homes provided by the federal government can stay in them until May. But they'll have to start paying rent in March for the…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than three months after Hurricane Harvey walloped Texas, many affected residents say they're still not getting help they need and President Donald Trump is getting low marks for his handling of the disaster, according to…
BATON ROUGE, La. — It was announced Tuesday, Nov. 28, that approximately $14 million in federal disaster aid will support schools in Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Tangipahoa parishes with recovery and repair efforts following the August 2016 floods. Some…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s Office of Community Development (OCD) says that as of today, Tuesday, Nov. 21, the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program has offered grant awards to more than 3,100 homeowners affected by the 2016 floods, totaling $91.7 million. The…
