About 11,000 St. John the Baptist Parish, La., residents have asked FEMA to inspect their homes for flood damage from Hurricane Isaac. Michael Byrne, a manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Monday $13 million has been approved for …
Damage assessment teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have gotten firsthand looks at flooded areas in three East Tennessee counties. It’s part of the process to determine if the area is eligible for federal disaster aid. The Johnson City …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared a major disaster for three northwestern Wisconsin counties due to flood damage in June. Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that FEMA granted the disaster declaration he sought for Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties …
Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith is proposing $30 million in upgrades to aging facilities at the state fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss. Hyde-Smith tells the Mississippi Business Journal that both the Trade Mart building and Mississippi Coliseum need work. Without it, Hyde-Smith …
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton sent in a federal disaster request Friday detailing more than $100 million in flood damage to public infrastructure and said he expects to call state lawmakers into special session in late July or early August. Dayton …
Crews this week have started rebuilding a flood-damaged South Dakota causeway that connects Pierre to LaFromboise Island on the Missouri River. Eric Stasch with the Army Corps of Engineers tells KCCR radio that cleanup work is the first step. He …
Crews soon will be demolishing flood-damaged homes in Minot, N.D., that are beyond repair. The Minot Daily News reports that the City Council has accepted a $1.1 million bid from Boise, Idaho-based Magnum Contractors to do the work. The contractor …
Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Morton, Renville and McHenry counties have been declared eligible for individual flood aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. President Obama earlier approved individual assistance for homeowners and business owners in Ward and Burleigh counties. Dalrymple …
The city of Cedar Rapids has purchased over 1,000 properties that were damaged during the flooding of 2008. The city announced Monday that it had acquired 1,001 flood-damaged properties through the Voluntary Property Acquisition Program. After the 2008 floods, the …