Due to legislation passed in July of 2012—the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act— there will be major changes coming to the National Flood Insurance Program in 2014, with changes for business owners coming into effect August of 2013: federal subsidized flood insurance will end, homeowners who rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina will no longer [...]

“We should be able to get the Pointe-a-la-Hache ferry landing open to light traffic within 1 to 2 weeks,” said Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser during his January 23 State of the Parish Address at Bayou Barriere Golf Club. Speaking to the charges from residents and councilmen at the January 10 PPC meeting that the [...]

The Civil Service Commission at their January 16 meeting voted to start the entire hiring process over for the Director of Port Security and Vessels position. That process includes reviewing the job description and requirements, and re-advertising the job listing. The investigation into the hiring process for the Director of Port Administration position is still [...]

The recent closure of the Pointe-a-la-Hache ferry spawned outrage from parish residents and the Plaquemines Parish Council, at the January 10 PPC meeting. The administration issued a press release on January 9 stating that Department of Transportation and Development has deemed the ferry landing unsafe and has ordered Plaquemines Parish to close it immediately. Several [...]