Some are questioning why President Barack Obama hasn’t cut his vacation short to visit the flood damage, but Governor John Bel Edwards says he’s been pleased with the federal government’s response. Edwards added that if the President came to the state this week, it would cause a disruption in traffic, hamper recovery and relief efforts and law enforcement officers would have to leave their posts to help with security….
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is in Louisiana this morning, along with his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Trump started his tour of the flood ravaged areas in Greenwell Springs in East Baton Rouge Parish.

AT&T and Verizon say they will provide a credit and free service to customers who live in parishes that have been severely impacted by the flooding.AT&T had a service outage during the height of the storm and the company says they will provide credit for those customers who went over their data plans.

Louisiana Economic Development estimates there are nine-thousand businesses impacted by the flooding. LED Secretary Don Pierson says they’re working closely with the US Small Business Administration to help those businesses get back on their feet…
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For those who live in heavily flooded areas of the state, they maybe without power for awhile. Entergy spokesperson Kacee Kirschvink says if a customer’s meter has to be removed or deactivated because of water damage, the homeowner will then need to hire a licensed electrician to make sure their systems are ready to go once repairs are made…
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About seven-thousand customers are without power due to the flooding.