Louisiana Flood

The National Flood Insurance Program has lapsed after Congress missed the Sept. 30 deadline. Nearly 500,000 Louisiana policyholders now cannot get new coverage or renew policies.

La. Congressman Garrett Graves has reportedly threatened what amounts to suing the US Department of Housing and Urban Development over nearly a quarter billion dollars in Restore Louisiana funds...

If Entergy gets their way, thousands of Louisiana customers will have a surcharge added to their upcoming utility bills...

Gov. John Bel Edwards is making another push for additional flood relief funds from federal officials.

Complaints typically involve allegations of residents fraudulently obtaining federal emergency aid.

The pop megastar is donating $50,000 to help with the rebuilding process...and this is far from her first donation for flood relief.

Work continues at the Acadian Memorial and the neighboring Cultural Heritage Center that sit on the bank of the Bayou Teche.

Downtown Lafayette presents a special flood relief edition of Downtown Alive tonight. There will be three great bands tonight, The James Hunter Six , The Revelers, and Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys. Tonight's event was will be in Parc International. All proceeds to benefit flood recovery efforts here in Acadiana.

Gov. John Bel Edwards estimated the state's cost for recovery wil reach $81 million.

Like many homes, business & public facilities, Vermilionville sustained heavy damage from the historic Louisiana flood of 2016.

Federal funds had--until now--covered 75 percent of flood relief costs.

The American Red Cross says it's beginning recovery casework to help people connect with services other than the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The price tag from the historic flooding continues to rise as Louisiana continues its diligent recovery.

Despite tragedies, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Deputy Nick Tullier's family continues to pray for their son's recovery.

Houses have been gutted. People have filed insurance claims & registered with FEMA. You may be wondering what to expect when the inspector comes to your home. It's important to be prepared...

Fema opens its Vermilion parish recovery center today, August 26th. It's located in the Old Health Unit, 401 S. St. Charles St. in Abbeville.

A private company based in Vermont is offering supplies, manpower and funds to re-supply district classrooms.

South Louisiana has been hit with a disaster that history will long remember. As we shift into recovery mode, another threat lies down the road...

Disaster recovery centers in St. Martin, and Iberia parishes opened today, August 24th. The St. Martin recovery center is located at the Veteran's Home, 800 Veterans Drive in Breaux Bridge. The Iberia center is at the Iberia Parish Fire Protection District Training Center, 2417 Darnall Rd. in New Iberia.

Facebook users have been copying and pasting a status update that lists the ten things we learned from the recent flooding in South Louisiana.