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Federal agencies FEMA and HUD are rebuilding an Obama administration program that redirected disaster survivors to apartments rather than trailers. The policy was reversed by the Trump administration and is now being reinstated by the Biden administration.
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Louisianans are fed up with insurance companies, speaking of their frustrations caused by slow-moving processes, struggles to contact providers and too-small insurance payouts after two years of severe storms.
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Nicholas has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but forecasters and public officials warn that the system could bring heavy rains and dangerous flooding to south Louisiana through the weekend.
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Louisiana public officials are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Nicholas as the system continues its slow march along the Gulf after making landfall on the central Texas coast early Tuesday morning.
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A transit union is calling for the resignation of Alex Wiggins, the CEO of Regional Transit Authority, after he fired a bus operator for inquiring about an agreement for increased wages during Hurricane Ida.
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Public officials in storm-weary south Louisiana are on high alert as Tropical Storm Nicholas bears down on the Texas coast, prompting Gov. John Bel Edwards to hold a press conference Monday afternoon.
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Nine people died from excessive heat in New Orleans in the days following Hurricane Ida, which knocked out power across the city for multiple days, according to Louisiana’s Department of Health.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the Louisiana National Guard has rescued 191 citizens and 27 pets, but Louisiana officials said there have been at least two confirmed deaths as of Monday. Those numbers are expected to rise as state officials continue to assess the damage wrought by the storm, Edwards said.
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Lower coastal parishes bore the brunt of the storm. Parish leaders are trying to rescue people and take stock of the damage, all without phone service, water or power.
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Boil water advisories were issued and 911 services were down across southeast Louisiana following what officials are saying is catastrophic damage in the wake of Hurricane Ida.