The National Flood Insurance Program has lapsed after Congress missed the Sept. 30 deadline. Nearly 500,000 Louisiana policyholders now cannot get new coverage or renew policies.
South Louisiana has begun to feel the effects of an approaching tropical system as heavy rains and strong storms are currently moving into and across the state.
After a week of heavy rain, St. Landry Parish is taking emergency action to protect property and lives by banning recreational boating, closing launches, and enforcing a parish-wide no-wake zone. Here's what it means—and the risks of ignoring it.