Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is optimistic those with flood insurance, who sustained damage from this recent round of flooding will see financial relief soon. Donelon says insurance companies moved quickly last March, when Louisiana saw extensive flooding…
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But Donelon says unfortunately most of those impacted by the flooding did not have flood insurance. He says those individuals will now have to seek financial assistance from the federal government.

FEMA administrator Craig Fugate is meeting with Governor John Bel Edwards at this hour. They will hold a press conference at 11 AM to provide more information.

Interstate 12 has re-opened, but we still have parts of Interstate 10 closed, including sections between Lafayette and Lake Charles.

The death toll from the historic flooding has increased to at least seven. A seventh victim was located in front of the Greenwell Springs Library in East Baton Rouge Parish. Governor John Bel Edwards says unfortunately he expects the number of fatal flooding victims to rise…
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And there’s over 11-thousand Louisianans displaced from their homes and in shelters. John Hamilton is from Bosnia but has lived in the US for 16 years. He says he’s never seen anything like this in all the years he’s been here. He says he is thankful for the shelter that he’s called home since the flooding began….
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