(KPLC) - More homeowners affected by disasters in 2020 and 2021 are now eligible for assistance through Restore Louisiana. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that the Restore Louisiana Homeowner ...

We’ve learned a lot,” said State Rep. Jerome “Zee” Zeringue, R-Houma, who chairs a House panel on disaster recovery. “We definitely shouldn’t replicate Restore, but Restore established a precedent and ...

Blue tarps cover the roof of Paula Bermudez's storm-damaged house in Galliano on Oct. 5, 2021 — six weeks after Hurricane Ida. Blue tarps cover the roof of Paula Bermudez's storm-damaged house in ...

Nine out of 10 U.S. counties suffered a federally-declared climate disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a recent report. Disasters such as flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, winter storms, or ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has ended a program Louisiana depends on to fund natural disaster mitigation projects. The federal agency announced on ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Louisiana homeowners affected by major storm damage in 2020-2021 now have a new resource to receive disaster assistance. Restore Louisiana has announced on Thursday (May 18th) ...

AFBF’s Market Intel team has created a multi-part series highlighting agricultural losses incurred due to weather disasters and the associated disaster assistance programs meant to help mitigate their ...

After tens of thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed by hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020, damages compounded by subsequent disasters, southwest Louisiana waited over two years for key federal ...

Local and state leaders are mobilizing resources and reaching out to Washington for support following the devastating storm.

Louisiana’s finances are at a critical juncture as the state prepares for the end of federal funds from the pandemic and disasters. The budget enacted this year will either help to create new ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The ...