Governor John Bel Edwards says his heart breaks for those families who are still unable to be in their flood damaged homes for Christmas. Congress approved $438 million for flood recovery in September, and an additional $1.2 billion was allocated in December. The governor says hopefully things will get moving soon…:
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Edwards says thanks to the Shelter At Home program, more than 10-thousand families were able to move back into their homes while repairs continue.

He made the comments Wednesday and an end of the year news conference where he also defended his brother, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards, whose office was raided by FBI agents last week. The governor said he isn’t sure what exactly agents were looking for, but he’s confident that his brother did not engage in anything improper or illegal. The Hammond Police Department was also searched by the feds amid a federal drug probe.

Grant Parish officials are defending their nativity scene outside of the parish courthouse after the ACLU of Louisiana sent a letter to the parish police jury. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Most Entergy Louisiana customers will be getting a refund on next month’s bill; then a small ongoing rate decrease. Company spokesperson Mike Burns says it’s the result of an agreement reached between Entergy and the PSC…:
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