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Over 250,000 Still Without Power in Louisiana, Mississippi Days After IsaacAbout a quarter of a million customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying areas under water.
MEMA: What Flood Insurance Covers, and What It Doesn'tNational Flood Insurance Policy Holders who experienced flooding due to Hurricane Isaac are reminded that NFIP policies do not cover rental assistance.
246,000 Still Without Power by Sunday MorningMore than 246,000 customers remained without power in the state as of late Sunday morning. That was down from a peak of more than 900,000.
10 Jackson Stories This WeekIsaac, a slow-moving tropical storm that became a hurricane before reverting back to tropical storm status, dominated local news this week. Here's a look at some of the week's top stories from around the capital city
As Isaac Pushes North, Gulf Coast Slowly Recovers As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac pushed their way up the Mississippi valley on Saturday, spinning off severe thunderstorms and at least four tornadoes, some on the Gulf Coast were impatient with the pace of restoring power days after the …
FEMA Isaac Update: Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012More than 1350 FEMA staff are on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi, including 200 Community Relations staff who are assessing needs within the community and providing situational awareness to the state and local governments.
FEMA Update: Life-Saving and Life-Sustaining Efforts OngoingFEMA Administrator Craig Fugate was on the ground in Louisiana and met with U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser today to discuss FEMA's efforts to support response and recovery in Louisiana following Hurricane Isaac.
Crews Release Pressure on DamEmergency crews continue to relieve pressure on the dam--an earthen levee--at Percy Quin State Park and prepare for a controlled release of the pressure Tropical Storm Isaac put on it.
"Wilderness" Book Signing at LemuriaLance Weller signs and reads from "Wilderness" Sept. 5 at Lemuria Books beginning at 5 p.m.
Betsy BradleyWhen Betsy Bradley was in high school, she took a course about authors who hailed from her hometown of Greenville.
Isaac Clean-Up Begins on Miss. Gulf CoastLife on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is slowly returning to normal as residents return home.
Federal Court Rejects Texas Voter ID Law, Calls 'Unforgiving' to Poor, MinoritiesA three-judge panel in Washington unanimously ruled that the law imposes "strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor" and noted that racial minorities in Texas are more likely to live in poverty.
Jackson Copes with IsaacAs steady rains continue to fall, Hurricane Isaac ambled through central Mississippi, where city of Jackson and utility crews are busy cleaning up after the storm.
Venkata DodlaVenkata Dodla is the driving force behind a new hurricane-tracking model that is at least as accurate as that of the National Weather Center, which uses real-time data.
AP Finds Falsehoods in Ryan, GOP SpeechesA closer look at some of the words spoken at the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla.: