The cost of flood insurance will increase on more than 3.8 million policies, though just 4% of all policies will see the highest increases after FEMA’s new methodology is implemented. Here are state ...

FLOODING REMAINS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE SURE. THAT’S RIGHT TRAVEERS MANY OF YOU YOU TELL US THAT YOUR FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS HAVE BEEN SURGINGND A NEXT WEEK. YOU’LL HAVE A CHANCE ...

Risk Rating 2.0 was built to achieve greater equity through improved accuracy. FEMA Risk Rating 2.0 rates were not expected to dramatically change for most current policyholders. From 1996 to 2019, 99 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - While some on Capitol Hill are pushing back on FEMA’s new method, others we spoke with that deal with insurance are welcoming it. FEMA has been rolling out its new method of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Rather than go by flood zones like in the past, Risk Rating 2.0 assesses your individual property instead. FEMA says flood frequency, storm surge, rainfall, and coastal ...

A federal judge will hear testimony in New Orleans Thursday as the Louisiana Attorney General's Office tries to halt FEMA's Risk Rating 2.0. Attorney General Jeff Landry, Solicitor General Liz Murrill ...

A New Orleans federal judge will decide whether the formula that is the basis for Louisiana’s flood insurance prices can stay withheld from the public. FEMA’s new flood insurance program, known as ...

BELLE CHASSE, La. — Property owners across Louisiana are bracing for skyrocketing flood insurance costs. Norris Babin built his house in the Woodlands subdivision in Belle Chasse 25 years ago. He says ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hurricane season begins June 1. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana stood on the Senate floor with charts to argue that FEMA’s method for determining flood insurance premiums must end.

On Friday the Federal Emergency Management Administration, or FEMA, will roll out sweeping changes to a government program that provides flood insurance to some three million American households.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with WABE and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. When Jackie ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stop the Risk Rating 2.0 program. According to FEMA, Risk Rating 2.0 was ...