Livingston Parish residents face costly upgrades after parish fails to meet requirements for National Flood Insurance Program
Residents face costly upgrades after Livingston Parish fails to meet requirements for National Flood Insurance Program By Austin Kemker | April 27, 2021 at 6:02 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 6:50 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - More than 1,200 Livingston Parish property owners are now facing costly upgrades after parish leaders failed to meet requirements for the National Flood Insurance Program.
Property owners received a letter from the Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness alerting them they would have to make costly fixes to their homes or businesses to lift them away from any potential floods after the parish failed to survey their flood-damaged properties after 2016. Only properties that received substantial damage from the August 2016 flood are having to make the fix, which means costs that were more than 50% of t
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Texas deploys emergency crews ahead of possible severe storms
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Published: Apr. 28, 2021 at 4:11 PM CDT
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AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Gov. Abbott deployed state emergency resources ahead of severe storms, potential flash flooding, and extreme fire danger expected across the state Wednesday through the end of the week.
Severe storms with damaging winds, large hail, and potential flash flooding are forecasted throughout much of Texas. Extreme fire danger has also been forecasted across West/Southwest Texas and the Panhandle during the same time period.
“As severe weather is forecasted across the Lone Star State, I urge Texans to stay weather-aware and heed the guidance of local officials,” said Gov. Abbott. “In preparation for this severe weather, including the potential for flash flooding, the State of Texas has deployed Texas A&M Task Force One and Task Force Two search and rescue teams, and Texas Parks and