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Breaking News: After Isaac Coverage
A $4.5 million federal grant has been awarded to Jefferson Parish to help with costs for cleaning up debris created by Hurricane Isaac's high winds and flooding.more>> A $4.5 million federal grant has been awarded to Jefferson Parish to help with costs for cleaning up debris created by Hurricane Isaac's high winds and flooding.more>> Cat Island's name causes some confusion with the more famous island of the name in Mississippi. However, that could be academic soon as the island in Barataria Bay is vanishing before our eyes.
more>> Cat Island's name causes some confusion with the more famous island of the name in Mississippi. However, that could be academic soon as the island in Barataria Bay is vanishing before our eyes.
more>> Life in Delacroix is slowly returning to normal.more>> Life in Delacroix is slowly returning to normal.more>> Plaquemines Parish will receive a $13.7 million federal grant to help ensure the parish's continued economic recovery following Hurricane Isaacmore>> Plaquemines Parish will receive a $13.7 million federal grant to help ensure the parish's continued economic recovery following Hurricane Isaacmore>> A hard-hit North Shore community is recovering from the August hurricane, but work remains.more>> A hard-hit North Shore community is recovering from the August hurricane, but work remains.
more>> The Small Business Administration will take over operation of a disaster recovery center set up in New Orleans after Hurricane Isaac.more>> The Small Business Administration will take over operation of a disaster recovery center set up in New Orleans after Hurricane Isaac.more>> Southeastern Louisiana's new levees and flood walls were not responsible for flooding areas outside the system during Hurricane Isaac, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study concludes.more>> Southeastern Louisiana's new levees and flood walls were not responsible for flooding areas outside the system during Hurricane Isaac, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study concludes.more>> Residents of Waveland and nearby communities fear new structure would pile more water onto them.more>> Residents of Waveland and nearby communities fear new structure would pile more water onto them.more>> Unless coastal land loss is slowed or reversed, South Louisiana could become even more vulnerable to relatively "minor" tropical storms and hurricanes.more>> Unless coastal land loss is slowed or reversed, south Louisiana could become even more vulnerable to relatively "minor" tropical storms and hurricanes.
more>> Hurricane Isaac nearly wiped out islands in Cat Bay.more>> Hurricane Isaac nearly wiped out islands in Cat Bay.more>>
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Amtrak officials say a train departing from New Orleans derailed not far from Chicago's Union Station.more>> Amtrak officials say a train departing from New Orleans derailed not far from Chicago's Union Station.more>> A government report says construction of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans is $370 million over budget and 14 months behind schedule.more>> A government report says construction of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans is $370 million over budget and 14 months behind schedule.more>> The State Fire Marshal's Office is asking for assistance in the investigation of a series of fires in St. Charles Parish.more>> The State Fire Marshal's Office is asking for assistance in the investigation of a series of fires in St. Charles Parish.more>> Authorities say a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in a closet at his grandparents' Baton Rouge home.more>> Authorities say a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in a closet at his grandparents' Baton Rouge home.more>> The Tangipahoa Parish School Board will use rededicated sales tax revenue, cuts to transportation services, elimination of a perfect-attendance salary bonus and a one-time reduction in the board-mandated minimum fund balance.more>> The Tangipahoa Parish School Board will use rededicated sales tax revenue, cuts to transportation services, elimination of a perfect-attendance salary bonus and a one-time reduction in the board-mandated minimum fund balance.more>> Police are investigating a fatal accident Sunday morning that left an unidentified man dead.more>> Police are investigating a fatal accident Sunday morning that left an unidentified man dead.more>> The National Flood Insurance Program has set up a hotline to provide information to Louisiana residents.more>> The National Flood Insurance Program has set up a hotline to provide information to Louisiana residents.more>> It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.more>> It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.more>> The incident happened Saturday afternoonmore>> The incident happened Saturday afternoonmore>> 1500 jobs could be in jeopardy if the Algiers-Canal Street ferry goes out of service because of lack of funding. That's according to a local non-profit who recently surveyed riders.more>> 1500 jobs could be in jeopardy if the Algiers-Canal Street ferry goes out of service because of lack of funding. That's according to a local non-profit who recently surveyed riders.more>>
The deadline to file flood-related damage claims due to Hurricane Isaac is two weeks away under National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements.
NFIP requires claims to be reported within 60 days from the date of loss.
Hurricane Isaac made first landfall in Louisiana on August 28, 2012 with heavy rainfall and flooding occurring within several days before and after it hit.
If policy holders have questions about flood insurance or concerns about their claims, they may call FEMA's Hurricane Isaac Flood Insurance Call Center. The toll-free number is 1-866-331-1679. Help is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Additional information is available at www.floodsmart.gov.
For more information on Louisiana disaster recovery, go online to www.fema.gov/disaster/4080 or www.gohsep.la.gov.
