The Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, codified at Louisiana Revised Statutes §§ 29:721-739, confers certain emergency powers upon the governor to ensure that the State will be able to deal adequately with emergencies and disasters. In particular, Section 29:724 (D)(1) permits the governor to “[s]uspend the provisions of any regulatory statute

As announced today by Congressman Garret Graves, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $13 million of “sanction funds” to aid recovery in Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Sanction funds are previously unused fund recuperated from grantees and may be used for infrastructure needs, small business and economic development needs,

Due to the State of Emergency declared on August 12, 2016 by Governor John Bel Edwards in response to the historic flooding in parts of Louisiana, and the inability of many insurance policy holders to repair their property within normal time frames because of a shortage of building materials, contractors, and construction workers, the Commissioner

On Friday, September 9, 2016, Louisiana Economic Development (LED) issued a flood damages assessment estimating that the historic August 2016 flood caused Louisiana businesses $2 billion in damages.

At peak, LED estimates that 278,500 Louisiana residents were unable to work due to temporary closures, suspension of operations, transportation impasses, and residential flooding.

LED commissioned the

The federal government has been authorized to cover a larger percentage of the costs for repairing damage to public infrastructure caused by the recent flooding in South Louisiana.

According to a letter dated September 8, 2016, from President Obama to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the federal cost share for public assistance projects has been

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the City of New Orleans will host a September 15 workshop providing information on FEMA’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) that become effective on September 30, 2016.

Many New Orleans residents and businesses are expected to see decreases in their flood insurance costs due to improvements in

Greater Baton Rouge Business Report has published four articles relevant to businesses after the Louisiana floods:

  • Preserving Your Brand After a Disaster is Critical
  • Landlords Have Obligations After the Flood
  • IRS Offers Resources for Reconstructing Lost Financial Records, Documenting Claims
  • The Latest Resources for Businesses

New resources available for Louisiana parishes affected by the flood:

Editors’ note: This post was updated with new information on Thursday, August 25, 2016. 

On August 24th, Chief Judge Brian Jackson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana issued an order terminating the suspension of all deadlines subject to the court’s previous omnibus order, which temporarily suspended all deadlines pending

J. Englehardt, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has issued a Miscellaneous Order concerning deadlines. The Order reads:

Counsel or Parties who believe that deadlines for filing of any motion in a pending case have been, or will be, immediately affected by the recent flooding in Louisiana may