Government Aid

Before Katrina hit south Louisiana, New Orleans was the home to just under 20 shoring companies.   Actually, it was only a handful of companies that did shoring work exclusively and about a dozen more that were construction companies that did some type of...

Today, Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and other members of the Moderate Democrats Working Group signaled their commitment to work with President Obama and the U.S. Congress to enact meaningful reform in America's public schools that will close the...

A New Orleans woman has pleaded guilty to charges she submitted more than 20 fraudulent applications for federal aid after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prosecutors said the Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded 42-year-old Sonja T. Jones more than...

Six people accused of fraudulently obtaining money from Louisiana's Hurricane Katrina homeowner grant program have been charged with theft of government funds. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said the six people charged Friday fraudulently obtained a...

25 Parishes Added for More Public Assistance for Hurricane Gustav; All Parishes Eligible to Apply for Hazard Mitigation Assistance BATON ROUGE, La. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that 25 Louisiana parishes affected by...

Lawyers for major insurance companies are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses insurers of trying to profit from a grant program for homeowners devastated by Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. heard arguments...

Gov. Bobby Jindal is asking the federal government to declare a disaster for Louisiana's farmers and ranchers after a summer of drought and now heavy rains. Jindal sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday seeking a disaster...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Louisiana Recovery Authority recently announced a $7.2 million grant to fund an elevation project that will raise 40 homes in Jefferson Parish. In 2009, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) ranked...

Louisiana is dropping a plan to seek about $300 million of federal aid to launch passenger railroad service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Although similar proposals have failed in recent years, state officials said earlier that a new proposal...

The Somerset County commissioners approved three 2012 community improvement grants as the result of profits generated by the Community Service Recycling Program. The grant program is administered by the county probation department. The Historical &...

The General Assembly approved a grant program that starting in 2014 gives port-related businesses up to $5 million a year to move to or expand in parts of Virginia, including Hampton Roads. On a night when the House knocked down more than two dozen of...

NEWPORT NEWS — Gov. Bob McDonnell is taking a second crack at a measure to encourage new and expanding port-related businesses. And this time the area in which companies could be eligible includes Hampton and Newport News. A budget amendment his...