St. John the Baptist Parish is undergoing several hurdles with recovery from Hurricane Ida. But, Parish President Jaclyn Hotard notes the parish broke ground on a levee this year that’s expected to be completed in 2024. She says a completed structure would have made a difference with Ida.
Cut 6 (10) “…Lake Pontchartrain.”
Beginning today, residents in ten Louisiana parishes impacted by Hurricane Ida can apply for disaster food stamps. DCFS Assistant Secretary Shavana Howard says those with last names starting with A-to-F in East Baton, Iberia, Orleans, St. Tammany, Washington and five other parishes can call the L-A Help-U Customer Service center to apply and be interviewed…
Cut 7 (06) “..quickly as possible.”
Applicants for DSNAP interviews should call 1-888-524-3578 and have financial and personal information available.
LSU Researchers have developed a new model to determine if the Gulf Coast will see an active hurricane season. It looks at atmospheric temperatures in the spring. Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences assistant professor Paul Miller says they researched weather data back to 1980 and compared atmospheric temperatures from previous hurricanes.
Cut 11 (12) “…hurricane season (x2).”
Louisiana is offering hunters the chance to win money by assisting the state in its surveillance efforts for Chronic Wasting Disease in deer. LDWF Deer Program Manager Johnathan Bordelon says hunters and taxidermists will be entered into a contest to win up to $1000 when they submit the animal’s head with at least three inches of neck to any LDWF Field Office.
Hunters will also need to provide details of WHERE the sample buck was bagged.