MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Army Corps of Engineers says it’s keeping an eye on Mississippi River levees because the river is high. The twice-weekly checks are a precaution because the water is expected to remain high for a while.
The Corps said yesterday patrols began this week for levees along the east bank of the Mississippi [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 10,2012
Tags: agriculture, courts, environment, farmers, farms, federal government, flood control, flooding, floods, habitat, judges, judicial branch, judiciary, lawsuit, wildlife, wildlife habitat
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — A Mississippi levee board asked a federal appeals court yesterday to revive a $220 million Yazoo River flood control project that was vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2008 over concerns that it would harm wetlands and wildlife.
A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2012
Tags: blight, buildings, Commercial Real Estate, community development, demolition, flooding, floods, hurricanes, municipal government, properties, real estate, severe weather, storm surge, tropical weather, Weather, wind
BILOXI — Blighted buildings are coming down in Biloxi.
The Sun Herald reports the city council approved inspections yesterday of six more blighted buildings, including the White House Hotel.
Jerry Creel, community development director, says his department wants the owners of the White House to remove the steel beams on the west side of the hotel or [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, is identifying and developing communication strategies for the elevated threat in the Mississippi River’s flood risk reduction system brought about by 2011 flood damages.
A USACE regional flood preparedness team is currently building on Mississippi River damage assessment information, which includes levees, reservoirs, channel [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 19,2012
Tags: agriculture, disaster, disaster recovery, environment, federal government, flooding, floods, hail, land, natural disaster, rain, severe weather, tornadoes, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi landowners and communities will have access to more than $5.46 million in emergency funding to restore land and property damaged in floods, tornadoes and other natural disasters last year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its allocation of $308 million in federal emergency funding approved by Congress last November as part of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2012
Tags: county government, disaster, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, flooding, floods, homeowners, homes, houses, real estate, residences
JACKSON COUNTY — Jackson County supervisors have approved a payment of $500,949 to Island Winds Title Co. to close on seven homes.
The Mississippi Press reports the action brings the county closer finishing its role in a federal buyout program meant to help give relief to residents in repeatedly flooded homes.
Planning director Michele Coats says once [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 10,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, engineers, flood control, flooding, floods, levees, melt, natural disaster, rain, spring
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — After the monumental flood of 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division reports it has inspected and completed damage assessments reports for all levees, channel improvements, navigation channels and structures associated with the Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T).
From the damage assessments, a prioritized list of critical repairs was developed [...] [...]
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by MBJ Staff Published: January 5,2012
Tags: businesses, damages, drought, flooding, floods, hail, homes, houses, insurance, rain, residences, severe weather, tornadoes, tropical storms, tropical weather, Weather, wind
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Insurance companies will pay more than $32 billion in claims to help people rebuild homes and businesses damaged or destroyed by natural disasters in 2011, a record year for federal disaster declarations, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).
“Catastrophes striking the United States in the first nine months of 2011 caused $32.6 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 4,2012
Tags: agriculture, courts, environment, farmers, farms, federal government, flood control, flooding, floods, lawsuit, state government
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — A federal appeals court has scheduled arguments for Feb. 9 in New Orleans on efforts by a Mississippi levee board to revive a long-debated federal pump project.
The Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners appealed a Mississippi federal judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A three-judge panel of the 5th [...] [...]
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