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March 25, 2023
HomeHurricane protection

Hurricane protection

Des Allemands

Couple’s home demolished after Hurricane Ida

June 20, 2022 Monique Roth

Leslie and Linda Comardelle’s home on Cypress Drive in Des Allemands has been the gathering place for countless birthday parties, holiday festivities and family gatherings over the past three decades. […]

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Countless homeowners still recovering as hurricane season begins

June 13, 2022 Monique Roth

June 1 officially marked the start of the 2022 hurricane season, but many St. Charles Parish residents are still living through the nightmare that the 2021 hurricane season brought via Hurricane Ida. […]

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Realtor says flood insurance rate changes could price people out of homes

April 12, 2022 Monique Roth

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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FEMA flood insurance hikes take center stage at townhall meeting

March 9, 2022 Monique Roth

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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Corps of Engineers recommends 100-year levee for the West Bank

February 11, 2022 Monique Roth

St. Charles Parish is one step closer to a West Bank levee, as it was recently announced that that Lt. Gen. Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, approved the Chief’s Report for the Upper Barataria Basin Louisiana Feasibility Study. […]

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FEMA-issued flood policies set to increase 18 percent per year

February 8, 2022 Monique Roth

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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Parish President Jewell declares State of Emergency

August 27, 2021 Monique Roth

St. Charles Parish President Matthew Jewell declared a state of emergency Friday morning ahead of Tropical Storm Ida, which will enter the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow morning and is expected to be a major hurricane impacting the Louisiana coast by Sunday. […]

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Construction begins on $760 million River Region hurricane levee project

August 9, 2021 Monique Roth

A levee project that has been over 50 years in the making is finally a reality, as federal, state and local officials gathered on July 26 to break ground on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection system. […]

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Sept. 26 – Hurricane preparedness

September 18, 2019 heraldguide

A hurricane preparedness will be subject of a meeting Sept. 26 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the St. Rose Community Center, 608 Mockingbird Lane, St. Rose. […]

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