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• Louisiana-based insurer GoAuto acquired by out-of-state buyer

  May 26, 2022 1:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - GoAuto, a Louisiana-based company touting its low-cost insurance and known for its ubiquitous television commercials, has been bought up by an equity firm based out of Pennsylvania. Milestone Partners announced the acquisition Thursday, saying that it had obtained GoAuto and its technology platform, Adaptive Information Technologies.... more »

• Federal government tearing down dozens of flood-prone homes in Ascension Play Video

  April 19, 2021 9:21 PM

  GONZALES - Demolition of the flood-damaged homes on Silverleaf Street in Gonzales began on Monday. "What you got here is a neighborhood that was flooding very often, and the city put together a program to purchase the homes," Matt Percy, Gonzales Attorney said. A pair of large excavators... more »

• Repeat flood properties to be bought out soon after Metro Council approves FEMA grant Play Video

  March 22, 2021 6:10 PM

  UPDATE: The East Baton Rouge Metro Council Wednesday authorized the city-parish to accept a $10.5 million FEMA grant to acquire and demolish 25 properties and elevate 19 others throughout the parish. Clay Rives, director of the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Pr eparedness, tells WBRZ he anticipates... more »

• Buyouts continue following 2016 flood Play Video

  January 30, 2020 6:20 PM

  ZACHARY - Restore Louisiana's Solution 4 Buyout Program is nearing completion. Restore has been busy working with homeowners to buy their homes and tear them down following the August 2016 flood. Solution 4 reduces future flood risk by creating permanent open space to serve as a buffer against future... more »

• Baton Rouge homeowners seek federal buyouts Play Video

  January 9, 2019 11:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A few dozen homeowners across the city-parish want the federal government to buy their flood-prone houses at reduced prices. The East Baton Rouge Metro Council introduced 41 new applications at its meeting Wednesday night. FEMA administers the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program to purchase homes that... more »

• Buyouts coming for 'Flood City' residents Play Video

  April 13, 2018 11:38 PM

  NEW ROADS- A plan is moving forward to buyout the houses of residents in one Pointe Coupee Parish neighborhood, according to their state representative Friday. "I'm just glad we finally have a permanent solution to the problem," said Rep. Major Thibaut (D-New Roads). In the coming weeks, the... more »

• Buyouts available for some flooded homes in Livingston Play Video

  August 4, 2017 6:43 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Livingston Parish has started taking applications from homeowners who flooded and want to be bought out. The process is going to be lengthy, and homeowners will have to put up some of their own money, WBRZ learned Friday. Properties will have to be labeled a substantial... more »

• New Roads residents unconvinced about federal buyout plan Play Video

  January 25, 2017 12:22 AM

  NEW ROADS- Pecan Acres is a subdivision just to the north of New Roads where the waters rise so often, residents call it "flood-city." The low to moderate income neighborhood was built on an old landfill in the late 1960's, and most of the homes were constructed below flood elevation.... more »

• Texas judge dismisses Chavis lawsuit against LSU

  August 21, 2015 5:41 PM

  COLLEGE STATION, Texas - A Texas judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by Texas A&M assistant coach John Chavis against LSU Friday. Chavis and LSU both filed lawsuits against one another after he left for a job at Texas A&M. At issue is a $400,000 buyout clause in Chavis's contract,... more »