The Bayou State has once again been declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through southeast Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has more..:
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Nearly 8,000 Entery customers remain without power this morning.

Governor Edwards meanwhile is in Washington D.C. today to push Congress for more federal flood aid. He says Louisiana received 1.6 billion dollars in grant money so far but another two billion is necessary to get victims back in their homes…:
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A public meeting will be held tonight in Assumption Parish on the proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline. The 163-mile oil pipeline would run from Lake Charles through the Atchafalaya Basin to St. James Parish. Anne Rolfes with the Louisiana Bucket Brigade opposes the project.:
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Energy Transfer Partners is one of the companies involved in the pipeline. Senior vice president of engineering Joey Mahmoud says if there’s ever been a project that is by Louisiana and for Louisiana, it’s this one…:
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The meeting will be held tonight at 6 p.m. in the Assumption Parish Public Library in Napoleonville.