August flood victims now have until November 14th to apply for federal disaster aid or an SBA loan. FEMA spokesperson Kurt Pickering says so far, individual households in Louisiana have received 699 million dollars in grants to repair their homes…:
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He assures flood victims here that the despite the damage the East Coast received from Hurricane Matthew, FEMA is not leaving Louisiana.

Fatalities on Louisiana’s waterways are well above what they were at this time last year, as 7 people died in boating accidents in September alone. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck says most of the deaths could have been prevented…:
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There have been 22 deaths this year, compared to only 13 through September of last year.

Tulane University researchers are teaming up to learn more about the brain in a new collaboration called the Brain Institute. Tulane Vice President for Research, Dr. Laura Levy, says scientists don’t know much about the brain and they hope this university-wide effort will help them learn more…:
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Levy says they received a $3.7 million donation to jump start the initiative, and a fundraising goal of $50 million has been set.

A man in Livingston Parish was fatally shot by a deputy following an incident with another cop the suspect shot at numerous times. They say it started when 31-year-old Blaine Beason fled from a deputy, then was located hours later in a barn and was still resisting with the weapon. The deputy fired in return and killed Beason. The officers were not injured. State Police is investigating.