State officials hope to get more financial help from the federal government to pay for flood relief efforts throughout south Louisiana. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says in the first six days of the disaster, the state spent $12.5 million. He says right now the feds will reimburse Louisiana for 75-percent of that, but he hopes for more federal dollars….
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Dardenne says it will take an act of Congress to get the 90-10 split.

Governor John Bel Edwards told CNN that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s visit to Louisiana was helpful, because it helped shine a spotlight on the flooding disaster in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas. Edwards says Trump also donated 100-thousand dollars to a flooded church in East Baton Rouge parish. President Obama visits the Baton Rouge tomorrow.

Volunteer groups from around the country are in Louisiana donating their time to help flood victims clean up their homes. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is urging anyone available to volunteer to help clean and muck out homes with flood damage. If you are able to help with this process, contact volunteer-louisiana-dot-gov. An estimated 60-thousand homes have been damaged and 110-thousand people have registered for federal assistance.