Over 85-thousand people have registered for federal disaster assistance with FEMA after the devastating floods ravaged thousands of homes in south Louisiana. FEMA Spokesperson Maria Padron says once a flood victim registers, an inspector will visit the home to verify the losses…
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Padron says FEMA will open disaster recovery centers so flood victims can talk to a rep in person.

Thousands of south Louisiana residents lost everything in the flood, and the Salvation Army is taking donations. Capt. Brett Meredith is the Commander of the Salvation Army of Greater Baton Rouge. He says every donation helps.
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Plans are underway to determine temporary housing for flood victims still in shelters. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Former-Saints player Darren Sharper was sentenced to 18 years in a federal prison today for drugging and raping 9 women in four states. Legal analyst Tim Meche says Sharper’s sentence is not that long, considering the charges against him….
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The maximum sentence he was facing was around 20 years.