State Farm is balking at an order issued by Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon that requires them to pay Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses whether a mandatory evacuation was issued or not…
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The number of Louisiana customers still without power is 315-thousand. That’s according to the Louisiana Public Service Commission, Over 90-percent of homes and businesses in St. Charles, Lafourche, and Terrebonne Parishes are without electricity.

FEMA says they’ve approved 171-thousand households for disaster assistance and the federal agency has been able to distribute 194 million dollars to storm survivors. By law, FEMA cannot provide duplicate assistance so spokesperson John Mills says to contact your insurance carrier before you file for assistance. If you have any questions, he encourages you to call 1-800-621-FEMA
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You can also register for assistance at disaster-assistance-dot-gov.

Louisiana will get its first taste of fall over the next few days as a cold front has lowered humidity levels…
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There are also no tropical threats to Louisiana.