Clean up and federal damage assessments continue today as Ouachita Parish waits to find out if FEMA approves financial assistance following the local state disaster declaration. Meanwhile residents continue to come together after a tornado ripped through Monroe/West Monroe last week. Resident Alan Brockman says it’s amazing to see how many people came together to help clear debris:
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He says it’s a miracle that nobody was injured or killed and they are all counting their blessings.

Baton Rouge Police made a drug bust on I-12 where 48 Jesus Sacred Heart candles with meth mixed in the wax were found on a bus by a K-9 during a traffic stop on I-12. The candles weighed 72 pounds cops say and there were also four larger candles weighing 41 pounds all with meth inside the wax.

Are Americans overreacting about the Ebola threat? Local health officials are urging citizens to calm down. Eric Gill reports.
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The Department of Transportation was found to be 40% at fault in a 2011 crash in Addis that killed LSU football coach Les Miles’ sister in 2011 and the victims daughters were awarded a $2.5 million dollar settlement by a West Baton Rouge Parish jury. 54-year-old Ann Hope Browned lost her life in a crash at what the court felt was a dangerous intersection at Sugar Plantation Parkway and La. 1.