Louisiana a Test Case in Federal Aid
The News Review:
- Louisiana a Test Case in Federal Aid
- Tornado outbreak for the South; More snow in the Northwest
- House committee approves hurricane insurance bill
- Live WWII Grenade Found in Texas Attic
- 1974 Super Tornado utbreak dispelled myths about twisters
- Greenville neighborhoods start rebuilding after tornado
- New storm barrage causes train collision in South
Louisiana a Test Case in Federal Aid
New York Times
It was also the only state with an increase in non-farm employment in February. State economists specifically mention what one called “the ongoing building boom” from federal dollars as a main reason for the numbers. Largely a result of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina construction projects have not dried up as they have elsewhere and a few can even be seen in downtown New rleans. Construction has “really hung in there and done very well” said Loren Scott an emeritus professor of economics at Louisiana State University. “In most states construction is way down but in ours it has been up. ” The relatively low unemployment rate in Louisiana “tells you that the stimulus can have an effect” Mr.
Tornado outbreak for the South; More snow in the Northwest
USA Today
Storms are expected to become more intense and widespread as the day progresses. The Storm Prediction Center has defined a moderate risk area for severe thunderstorms that includes western Tennessee most of Mississippi and Alabama parts of central and southern Georgia and northern Florida. Storms that are already firing along the Gulf Coast have prompted a.
House committee approves hurricane insurance bill
MiamiHerald.com
After running through more than a dozen amendments the Insurance Business and Financial Affairs Committee approved a bill to make the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. a last-resort insurer. The measure would also draw down the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund obligations by several billion dollars. “We’ve got a problem” Catastrophe Fund manager Jack Nicholson told the committee. “Solvency could be an issue. ” Neither Citizens which has about 1. 1 million policies or the Catastrophe Fund have enough money to pay claims if a major hurricane – or series of damaging storms in highly populated areas – hits Florida this year.
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Live WWII Grenade Found in Texas Attic
FXNews
Nobody was injured in Thursday’s incident. Johnson told the Galveston County Daily News that he bought the house in 1992. Johnson believes the grenade was in the attic since the more than half century-old house was built. He says the only access to that particular area was by removing the roof which was damaged during Hurricane Ike.
1974 Super Tornado utbreak dispelled myths about twisters
Palm Beach Daily News
The small city just outside of Dayton boasts on its Web site that it is known for its “simplicity and sensibility” traits that folks in the Midwest take pride in. Xenia (pronounced Zena-yuh) is the quintessential American small town. But 35 years ago last week Xenia was nearly wiped off the map from one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U. n April 3 1974 148 tornadoes tore though 13 states in what became known as the Super Tornado utbreak. The twisters claimed 330 lives injured 5000 more and produced a damage path 2500 miles long.
Greenville neighborhoods start rebuilding after tornado
Greenville Daily Reflector
Greenville neighborhoods start rebuilding after tornadoBy Michael Abramowitz The Daily Reflector2009-04-04 21:50:40. 0 Trung Nguyen and his neighbors in the Ashcroft section of Greenville busied themselves with their regular weekend activities Saturday trying to get on with their lives. utside their homes repair contractors and crews took advantage of sunny skies to continue repairs begun after the March 27 tornado plowed through there. “The big story here is how lucky we all are that the damage was not greater and no one was injured” contractor Al Joyner said. Several private contractors continued to rebuild roofs and replace siding and fences blown away by the 95-mile-per-hour winds that struck the Dudley’s Grant Ashcroft and Lynndale neighborhoods along Fire Tower Road. In Ashcroft and Lynndale 25 to 30 houses were affected by the storm based on information from emergency services utility providers contractors and eyewitness accounts. The state did not declare a disaster for Pitt County or Greenville so private insurance will cover the costs for home repairs said Joyner and his partner George Saad of CareMaster is handling repair services for about 17 of the homes.
New storm barrage causes train collision in South
The Associated Press
(AP) — Another barrage of storms hit the southeast Thursday causing a collision between a passenger train and a tree and sending at least one person to the hospital after lightning struck a home. Flood warnings as well as tornado watches and warnings were in effect around the region. In south Mississippi an Amtrak train hit a tree the storm knocked onto the tracks south of McComb in Pike County injuring the conductor said Carlene Statham assistant director of Pike County Civil Defense. The train was headed from Chicago to New rleans with 71 passengers aboard when it hit the tree Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said. The only report of an injury was the conductor who complained of back pain. nly the engine lost contact with the tracks and the “the train is powered lit and heated” Magliari said.