Insurance rates for the state wind pool are set to increase Dec. 1 on renewals and new policies. The Sun Herald reports a Mississippi Insurance Department filing shows owners of homes and mobile homes will see hikes of 3.2 percent, …
Federal officials have approved three policy changes to the Louisiana Road Home program that will provide relief to families who have spent at least part their grant under the program but been unable to rebuild and reoccupy homes damaged by …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a judge to take another look at lawsuit over whether a company is liable for damage caused when the President Casino was torn from its moorings during Hurricane Katrina and smacked into a nearby …
Pearlia and Lawrence Kynard have walked through flooded streets in Cincinnati, endured hazardous wildfires in California, and observed tornado-struck communities in Mississippi and Oklahoma. Whenever a disaster strikes, the Kynards, who have been married 47 years, are ready to hit …
Federal court records indicate a man charged with Hurricane Katrina fraud plans to plead guilty in the case. Richard Frank Bourgeois Jr. and Wallace Gary Bourgeois were indicted on charges that they lied about their primary residence in order to …
More than 350 people and about 40 watercraft are to take part in a fire boat training exercise set for DeGray Lake. Departments from Arkansas and Texas are signed up for the Saturday event. The Arkansas Forestry Commission organizes the …
A Hancock County man has been sentenced to 15 months on federal charges related to a Hurricane Katrina fraud case. Anthony L. Bryan has pleaded guilty in February to lying to the Mississippi Development Authority to obtain a Hurricane Katrina …
Louisiana may owe the federal government more than $115 million for disaster relief aid that was misspent or awarded to ineligible recipients after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a state audit said Monday. The legislative auditor office’s review of the Office …
A notification program began Monday as ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to alert those affected by flooding resulting from Hurricane Katrina and/or Hurricane Rita about a proposed partial class action settlement. A previous …
A proposed Settlement has been preliminarily approved by the court in Arthur v. The Standard Fire Insurance Co. and The Travelers Indemnity Co., No. 09-7332 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The Complaint alleges that …