The rains of mid-May 2021 caused more than $ ... 2,700 homes and led to five deaths in Louisiana, while triggering tensions in the Baton Rouge area over flood control and new development.

Efforts to flood-proof homes in Louisiana are not moving fast enough. Skyrocketing flood insurance premiums along with home ...

Flash flooding threatened cities as far away as Jackson, Miss.; Birmingham, Ala.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Atlanta. Francine ...

A plan to elevate as many as 3,500 homes in flood-prone areas of southwest Louisiana is advancing ... with 322 banded between 2020 and 2021. Of those, 30 were re-sighted throughout the Gulf ...

“This report confirms what Louisiana has proved for years — investing in resiliency pays off,” he said. Cassidy said such projects will "ultimately reduce the burden" on the National Flood ...

When Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana last month, about 60,000 homes and businesses in Terrebonne Parish lost power. But other damage was far less than anticipated — largely because of flood ...

According to a press release, Carter announced FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program is giving $124,319,367 toward 13 projects throughout Louisiana. Cassidy announced roughly an additional ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — US Senator Bill Cassidy has released a report outlining the challenges facing the National Flood Insurance Program, particularly the recent spike in premiums ...

All across Louisiana, people with rising flood insurance bills are facing tough ... The house flooded twice in 2021, including during Hurricane Ida. And her flood premium is rising steadily ...