New data analysis released by CoreLogic indicates that in Louisiana’s Orleans Parish, which encompasses the city of New Orleans, nearly 60,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of more than $12 billion will no longer be located in a designated …
Mississippi victims of March flooding now have more time to file their required Proof of Loss form, according to a statement from the Mississippi Insurance Department. Mississippi’s Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney announced that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has …
More than $29.9 million in federal and state aid to date is helping the residents of 13 Texas counties recover from the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in March, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Assistance is ongoing and residents …
Gov. Phil Bryant says 11 additional counties have been added to Mississippi’s most recent disaster declaration due to the March flooding and severe storms. In a news release, Bryant said Clarke, Forrest, Greene, Jones, Marion, Panola, Perry, Quitman, Sunflower, Tunica …
President Barack Obama has declared a disaster in three Mississippi counties following flooding this month. Residents in the Bolivar, Coahoma and Washington counties can apply for individual assistance, including grants for temporary housing and repairs worth up to $33,000, as …
Mississippi officials say the damage from floods this month is the most widespread the state has had since Hurricane Katrina. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson tells The Clarion-Ledger federal and state assessment teams have been on the ground …
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has requested federal disaster assistance for counties impacted by the severe storms last month. Bentley announced Jan. 14 that 39 counties will receive assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The governor declared a state of …
Hundreds of Central Texas residents could be forced to buy flood insurance or face stricter building regulations for new structures nearly three months after deadly flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun releasing advisory maps. The Austin American-Statesman reports …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended its filing deadline for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders in Louisiana impacted by recent flooding, the insurance department announced. The NFIP normally requires homeowners to file a Proof of Loss form …
Damage assessments are taking place in the 10 West Virginia counties that were drenched by torrential rain and flooding last week. The assessments started on July 16 and are being conducted jointly by state emergency preparedness officials and the Federal …
