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...
View ArticleHurricane 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...
View ArticleHurricane 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...
View ArticleHealth 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...
View ArticleIsaac 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,...
View ArticleLandrieu: 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...
View ArticleIsaac 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...
View ArticleDeadlines 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...
View ArticleFeds: 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...
View ArticlePost-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...
View ArticleDeadline 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...
View ArticleDeadline 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....
View ArticleLouisiana 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...
View ArticleLouisiana 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...
View ArticleCorps 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...
View ArticleMississippi 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...
View ArticleLouisiana 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...
View ArticleFederal 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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