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Lower Flood Insurance Rates Coming to Louisiana’s St. Charles Parish

Officials say as many as 4,000 homeowners in Louisiana’s St. Charles Parish may be eligible for a dramatic reduction in flood insurance rates. Starting Oct. 1, residents on the parish’s east bank may be eligible for something called a “preferred …

Court Reverses Mississippi Award Over ‘Negligent’ Flood Policy Advice

An insurance company selling federal flood insurance has won a case against a Mississippi homeowner who claimed the insurer was negligent in not informing him that he was eligible to buy a preferred risk policy with more coverage than he …