How the federal government spent billions rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
The U.S. has spent billions rebuilding New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Some of the interventions have, at ...
After multiple hurricanes, FEMA is borrowing billions to pay flood claims
After Helene and Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs help paying ...
Flood program borrows $2B after storm claims
After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
FEMA flood program borrows $2 billion after losses in Hurricanes Helene and Milton
After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
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Historic Jung Hotel on Canal Street, formerly part of Joe Jaeger's empire, seized by creditors
The historic Jung Hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans has been taken over by creditors after debt payments weren't made to ...
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FEMA’s 50% elevation rule forces tough choices in flood-prone communities
FEMA's 50% rule on elevation is designed to stop the cycle of flood damage but is leading to opposite outcomes in two ...
How New Orleans is trying to save its homes from flooding
Hurricane Katrina killed over 1,800 people and flooded many homes in New Orleans. In the aftermath, a quarter of the city's ...
FEMA to allow monthly flood insurance payments amid rising costs
Late last year, FEMA, which administers the National Flood Insurance Program, announced that policyholders will soon have the ...
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These 2 New Orleans schools, vacant since Katrina, could be repurposed under new agreement
Israel Augustine Middle School and Valene C. Jones Elementary School, both vacant since Hurricane Katrina, could soon be ...
Blowing up FEMA could be its own disaster
FEMA looms large on Long Island, as data collated by Newsday’s editorial board shows. Over FEMA’s 46 years, the Island has ...
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New Orleans’ big push to restore trees lost to Katrina derailed by Trump spending freeze
A sudden surge in tree planting across New Orleans has come to an even more sudden halt.
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How the federal government spent billions rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
The city of New Orleans is still rebuilding and repairing homes that were damaged in the fallout from 2005's Hurricane Katrina ... in the face of future flood risk.