At the height of hurricane season, Congressional candidate Devin Davis announces a plan to combat Louisiana’s home-insurance crisis. U.S. Rep. Troy Carter says he’s focused on a more apt federal concern: FEMA’s flood-hazard ratings.
Oil and gas facilities along the Gulf Coast have long been a ‘major market’ for specialty insurance
District looks to harden its emergency response plans after Hurricane Ida review.
The city is estimating an $8.6 million loss in 2021 and a $7.7 million loss in 2022 due to Hurricane Ida and a related tax cut from the Orleans Parish Assessor.
Entergy planned to sell its transmission assets a decade ago, a commitment that helped put a federal antitrust investigation to rest. It never happened.
With FEMA cash aid limited to certain groups, grassroots organizations have mobilized to fill unmet needs.
The contract amount was increased from $500,000 approved earlier this year.
Among the measures was one calling for a study of Entergy New Orleans ownership and control. All items will have to go before the full council.
FEMA provides cash aid only to citizens and ‘qualified immigrants,’ a category that doesn’t include undocumented people, many on temporary visas or DACA recipients.
