The three-week interview process for DSNAP benefits related to Hurricane Ida victims gets underway today and wraps up October 9th. Dave Brannen spoke with DCFS Assistant Secretary Shavanna Howard…
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Another teen has been arrested in Shreveport after several fights last week at Southwood High School. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says a 14-year-old male was brought in for questioning at 2 AM this morning after a gang-related social media post threatening gun violence at the school. The teen is charged with terrorizing and was book into the parish detention center.
There are growing concerns of permanent population loss in southeastern coastal parishes after Hurricane Ida. Demographer Greg Rigamer says Ida was a devastating blow and it will be very difficult for Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Charles, and St. John Parishes to recover.
There was a large shift in the population 16 years ago in the area after Katrina.
A lot of trees fell victim to Hurricane Ida’s wrath as way too many property owners know firsthand. But, Whitney Wallace, an LSU AgCenter Forestry and Wildlife agent, says the damaged and felled trees, particularly on the North Shore, have impacted landowners and agricultural and livestock producers.