BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has ended a program Louisiana depends on to fund natural disaster mitigation projects. The federal agency announced on ...

Twenty Democratic-led states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against ...

The Trump administration appears to be drastically reducing the federal funds it offers to help states head off future natural disasters, a decision that could come under fire as the White House faces ...

New York is part of a coalition of 20 states that are suing the Trump administration over its decision to end a program meant to protect communities from disasters. The administration announced in ...

Main Secretary of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Rustian, in Padang, West Sumatra, on January 2, 2026.