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City Gets Money from Feds to Raise Houses

NEW ORLEANS — The Hazard Mitigation Office, housed in the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, has announced two Federal Emergency...

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Entergy Substation Will Replace Old Steam Turbines as S&WB Power Source

NEW ORLEANS - The City of New Orleans announced a plan to replace outdated steam-powered turbines as the primary source of power at Sewerage...

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Groups Install Permeable Paving, Green Spaces to Reduce Flooding

NEW ORLEANS – Jerusalem Baptist Church and Stronger Hope Baptist Church, both located in New Orleans' Hoffman Triangle neighborhood, have completed the installation of...

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Edwards Announces $61.6M in Flood Mitigation Grants

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana will spend $61.6 million in federal money on 16 flood risk reduction projects throughout the state, Gov. John Bel Edwards'...

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Biden Doubling Spending To Prepare For Hurricanes, Storms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he's doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather...

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Louisiana House Wants Parishes to Help Pay State Levee Debt

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Lawmakers in the state House want New Orleans and four neighboring parishes to come up with a plan to help...

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Cassidy Announces $10.7 Million to Elevate Homes in New Orleans, Erath

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding more than $10 million in federal funds...

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FEMA to Pay More of Hurricane Laura Cleanup, Public Costs

BATON ROUGE ass(AP) — Louisiana and its local governments will only have to pay 10% of the cost of cleanup, fixing roads and public...

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Army Corps Proposes $2B to Improve Levees in South Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal agency is proposing $2 billion in improvements to the levee system that protects against hurricane flooding along portions...

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Flood Protection Project to Begin Construction in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana officials announced construction on a $366 million flood protection project will begin using an alternative financing plan approved by...

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