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Officials Seek Better Way to Shelter Citizens Displaced by Hurricanes

BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Louisiana officials are working toward a more permanent system to shelter folks displaced by hurricanes, as about 10,000...
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Habitat for Humanity to Invest $4.5M in Jean Lafitte

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity said it will help rebuild more than 40 to 60 homes in Lafitte, La.,...
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The ‘Great Wall of Louisiana’ Is Complete

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees...
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FEMA: Proposed Hurricane Ida Housing Site Comment Period

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A three-day comment period opens Tuesday for a proposed group housing site for Hurricane Ida survivors in one southeast Louisiana...
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‘Cajun Avengers’ Fight for Flood Insurance Changes

NEW ORLEANS — Greater New Orleans Inc., the regional economic development nonprofit organization, and more than 10 southeast Louisiana parish presidents are working together...
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Small Cities Fear Missing Out on Federal Infrastructure Help

ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout’s coastal Louisiana home,...
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Officials Push for Greater Rate Transparency in the NFIP’s Risk Rating 2.0

NEW ORLEANS — From the Louisiana Department of Insurance: Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon participated in a meeting organized by GNO Inc. Monday morning to advocate...
Environment

Corps of Engineers Considers Nature-Based Flood Control

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a...
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Verizon Foundation Donates $100,000 to Support Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts in Louisiana

  BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - In light of the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ida, the Verizon Foundation is making a $100,000 donation to...
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Insurers Report $10B in La. Hurricane Claims Through June 30

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the amount of money insurers expect to pay for the 2020 hurricanes continues to grow,...
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