The deadline for Louisiana residents impacted by Hurricane Ida to apply for Critical Needs Assistance from FEMA is Wednesday, September 22. But applicants’ experiences have varied widely, leaving many to wonder what makes someone eligible for the aid.
Category: Louisiana
Posted inClimate, Disaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Louisiana
‘Life-threatening situation’: FEMA says power outages—not just storm damage—may qualify Louisiana residents for evacuation aid
Earlier this week, the agency said that only people with damaged homes would qualify.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Public Health, Water
A year after Hurricane Laura, southwest Louisiana ‘still in limbo’
As extreme weather events become more frequent and intense, multiple disasters in southwest Louisiana during the pandemic show how unequipped disaster aid systems are during compounding events.
Posted inEnergy, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Public Health, Water
Offshore oil and gas worker fatalities are underreported by federal safety agency
Nearly half of known Gulf of Mexico worker fatalities didn’t fit the agency’s reporting criteria.
Posted inDisaster Recovery, Gulf Coast, Louisiana
‘Homesickness for a place you haven’t left’: A conversation with Stephanie Soileau
We spoke with the Lake Charles-raised author about her debut short story collection, Last One Out Shut Off the Lights.
Posted inClimate, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Water, Wildlife
Louisiana government researcher says she was fired for raising alarm about dolphin deaths
According to studies, a major coastal project could lead to more dolphin fatalities. This story was published in partnership with Louisiana Illuminator. Gulf Coast researchers are raising alarms about a $1.4 billion coastal restoration project’s potential to kill and injure bottlenose dolphins. Now, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries employee whose job it was […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Justice, Louisiana, Public Health, Waste
‘They think we’re machines but we’re people’: New Orleans sanitation workers reflect a year after strike
We caught up with the hoppers who went on strike to demand better pay and safety precautions during the pandemic. They say little has changed.