The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Judy Higbee thought if she bought flood insurance before the flood maps change, she could lock in her ...

WASHINGTON — Whether it was flooding in Texas earlier this week because of Tropical Storm Nicolas or Hurricane Ida's destruction which stretched from neighborhoods in Louisiana to interstates in the ...

A revamped U.S. flood insurance program going into effect this month will charge rates the federal government says better reflect a home’s risk, a change that could mean higher premiums for coastal ...

The result is a systematic undercount. The First Street Foundation found that FEMA’s special flood hazard areas understate ...

Flooding can happen to anyone. “All 50 states have experienced significant flooding,” said Ileana Ledet, senior vice president of Policy at Greater New Orleans Inc. Recently the Federal Emergency ...

A revamped U.S. flood insurance program going into effect this month will charge rates the federal government says better reflect a home's risk, a change that could mean higher premiums for coastal ...

Withdrawals are increasing as the government hikes its premiums to in part compensate for damage associated with climate change. Nearly a quarter-million households have dropped flood insurance ...

For more than a month, a lapse in funding froze Americans' largest provider of flood insurance. The National Flood Insurance Program, which accounts for 90% of all U.S. flood policies, often couldn't ...

Jefferson Parish homeowners are feeling like they are getting the short end of the stick. They said they thought they would be receiving a lower flood insurance rate following an announcement made by ...

Insurance experts are urging Florida homeowners and renters to secure flood insurance before storms develop, warning that waiting periods can leave properties unprotected.

Living in perpetual fear of the next big flood, Houstonians pay $40 million a year for flood insurance policies guaranteed by the federal government. The city is taking steps to try to reduce the ...

INTO FRIDAY. MORE ON THE TIMING A LITTLE BIT LATER. ALL RIGHT DEREK, THANK YOU. JEFFERSON PARISH HOMEOWNERS FEELING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK, SAYING THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING A LOWER ...