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Isaac Damage to Louisiana Agriculture Estimated at $100M

An assessment won’t be finalized until all harvests are complete, but it appears that an estimated $100 million in losses to Louisiana’s row crop industry resulted from Hurricane Isaac, state...

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Hurricane Isaac Insured Losses to Reach $1-$2 Billion: RMS

U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Issac’s wind and surge impacts on the U.S. Gulf Coast will fall between USD$1−2 billion, excluding rainfall driven flood losses and all National Flood Insurance...

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Hurricane Isaac Washed Away Alabama’s Sand Island

Sand Island along the Alabama coast has disappeared beneath the waves. The Sand Island Lighthouse is still standing alone in the water. But the island that was rebuilt by the U.S Army Corps of...

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Health Groups Sue Over Louisiana’s Post-Isaac Insurance Rule

Two health care groups have filed a lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, over an insurance coverage change he made after Hurricane Isaac. The lawsuit by the Louisiana State Medical...

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Isaac Costs Entergy at Least $400M

Entergy Corp. says its estimated damages from Hurricane Isaac range from $400 million to $500 million, and the storm is expected to reduce the utility’s third-quarter revenue. In a news release,...

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Landrieu: Homeowners, Not Lenders, Entitled to Insurance Money

U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has urged Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage lenders to ensure that homeowners...

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Isaac Damaged 59,000 Homes in Louisiana

Hurricane Isaac damaged nearly 59,000 homes as the slow-moving storm crawled across southeast Louisiana, according to the latest damage estimates. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and...

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Deadlines Near for Isaac Flood Claims

Most property owners whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have approaching deadlines for filing claims for their flood-related losses. Most of these claims are due in the...

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Feds: Levee System Did Not Cause Isaac Flooding

Federal officials say in a report released Nov. 9 that improvements to the New Orleans-area levee system did not cause Hurricane Isaac’s storm-surge flooding of areas in Louisiana that were not...

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Post-Isaac FEMA Individual Aid Nears $116M in Louisiana

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved nearly $116 million in individual aid for Louisiana homeowners and renters who experienced damage from Hurricane Isaac. Nearly 32,000 people have...

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Deadline Extended for Isaac Flood Insurance Claims

Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have another 30 days to file claims for their flood losses. Policy owners now...

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Deadline Extended for Isaac Flood Insurance Claims

Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have an additional 60 days to file claims for their flood-related losses....

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Louisiana Commissioner Praises Court Ruling on Emergency Rule

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced he is pleased that the 19th Judicial District Court has upheld an emergency rule put in place during Hurricane Isaac and his authority to do so...

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Louisiana Will Chip in on Bayou Pointe-aux-Chenes Floodgate Cost

State officials in Louisiana have approved a grant that will pay for 50 percent of the cost of a new floodgate to be built on Bayou Pointe-aux-Chenes. The Courier reports the barge floodgate will be 56...

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Corps Takes Flood Study To St. James

St. James Parish residents are getting a look at an Army Corps of Engineers plan to reduce storm-surge risk from area lakes in Louisiana. Army Corps officials outlined a feasibility study focusing on...

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Mississippi County to Get $10M From FEMA for Isaac Recovery Effort

Jackson County in Mississippi is getting a multimillion-dollar boost from the federal government to help erase the effects of Hurricane Isaac last year. The Sun Herald reports that the county will...

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Louisiana Community ‘a Ghost Town’ a Year After Isaac

Isaac barely had hurricane-strength winds when it blew ashore southwest of New Orleans a year ago, but its effects are still apparent in coastal areas where it flooded thousands of homes. After...

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Federal Appeals Court Sides with Lexington Insurance in Deductible Dispute

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of an insurance company in a breach of contract suit brought by a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company. The...

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