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Realtor says flood insurance rate changes could price people out of homes
Latter and Blum Realtor Regina Allemand said thus far new flood rate changes have had minimal effects on the local real estate market. […]
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Councilwoman says FEMA public notice was posted before 100% approval from property owners
Facebook was abuzz last week with concerned citizens expressing their displeasure with FEMA and what many called sneaky actions by a St. Charles Parish council member. […]
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FEMA flood insurance hikes take center stage at townhall meeting
There were more questions than answers this month when St. Charles Parish President Matthew Jewell, Congressman Garret Graves and members from the St. Charles Parish Council hosted a townhall meeting to discuss FEMA’s new National Flood Insurance Program called Risk Rating 2.0. […]
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FEMA-issued flood policies set to increase 18 percent per year
St. Charles Parish resident Jennifer Simard learned first-hand how drastically flood insurance changed when the National Flood Insurance Program rolled out its new program – known as Risk Rating 2.0. […]
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Norco family in limbo as home destroyed, relief funds denied
It sounds like a simple request, but the reality is that it’s been anything but for Norco’s Alia Gonzales. […]
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Congressman Graves urges Corps to ramp up Blue Roof Program efforts
This week U.S. Congressman Garret Graves and Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation released a letter they sent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which urged them to speed up the completion of the Blue Roof Program. […]
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SBA disaster loans now available to local businesses and residents affected by Hurricane Ida
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Louisiana businesses and residents as a result of President Biden’s major disaster declaration. […]
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Bringing back Charity Hospital
Finally, after years in the stockpile of wrecked and shuttered buildings in the state of Louisiana, redemption may be coming soon to our Charity Hospital Building in New Orleans, which was a classic structure in the old days before it was left to molder by Hurricane Katrina. […]
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FEMA insurance rates not as high as projected, but still unaffordable
After months of waiting and anxious anticipation, FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program have finally released newly proposed flood insurance rates that are set to go into effect under the Biggert-Waters Act beginning Oct. 1. […]