Louisiana and nine other states have sued FEMA over risk rating 2.0.
KENNER, La. — Storm debris piles are stacked high in the University City Subdivision in Kenner.
A nearby drainage canal overflowed during Hurricane Francine, pushing water into people’s homes and vehicles.
In the wake of the storm, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana responded to questions about the Federal Flood Insurance Program.
The program was created to help homeowners offset their losses in times like this.
“FEMA works with us on a lot of things, so I’m not going to disparage them completely,” Scalise said. “The way they run the NFIP program has been a complete disaster that has wrecked communities in places like south Louisiana and we’re far from the only community.”
Scalise and others argue FEMA’s new Risk Rating 2.0 does not take into consideration flood reduction measures taken after past disasters.
“If you are now …