U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issues...
J. Englehardt, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has issued a Miscellaneous Order concerning deadlines. The Order reads: Counsel or Parties who believe that...
View ArticleFEMA Flood Insurance Workshop in New Orleans, August 26
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will hold a Flood Insurance Workshop on Friday, August 26, 2016. The event will take place from 1:00 – 3:00...
View ArticleU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Terminates...
Editors’ note: This post was updated with new information on Thursday, August 25, 2016. On August 24th, Chief Judge Brian Jackson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of...
View ArticleNews and Resources Update
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report has published four articles relevant to businesses after the Louisiana floods: Preserving Your Brand After a Disaster is Critical Landlords Have Obligations After...
View ArticleFEMA and City of New Orleans to Host Flood Insurance Workshop September 15
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the City of New Orleans will host a September 15 workshop providing information on FEMA’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) that become effective...
View ArticleNew Letter Announces Increased Federal Aid for Public Projects
The federal government has been authorized to cover a larger percentage of the costs for repairing damage to public infrastructure caused by the recent flooding in South Louisiana. According to a...
View ArticleLED Estimates Louisiana Businesses Suffered $2 Billion in Flood Damages
On Friday, September 9, 2016, Louisiana Economic Development (LED) issued a flood damages assessment estimating that the historic August 2016 flood caused Louisiana businesses $2 billion in damages. At...
View ArticleEmergency Rule 28 from the Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance
Due to the State of Emergency declared on August 12, 2016 by Governor John Bel Edwards in response to the historic flooding in parts of Louisiana, and the inability of many insurance policy holders to...
View ArticleHUD to Allocate $13M in Sanction Funds to South Louisiana
As announced today by Congressman Garret Graves, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $13 million of “sanction funds” to aid recovery in Baton Rouge and...
View ArticleThe Governor’s Authority: Potential Issues Surrounding Executive Orders After...
The Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, codified at Louisiana Revised Statutes §§ 29:721-739, confers certain emergency powers upon the governor to ensure that the...
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