Louisiana Radio Network…
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That’s President Barack Obama, speaking from a subdivision in Zachary where homes were flooded and damaged personal belongings are sitting on the curb waiting to be thrown out. The President says the federal government will do what it can to help flood victims get back on their feet.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco understands what state and local officials are dealing with as the recovery has begun from the devastating flood that inundated thousands of homes without flood insurance. She says similar to Hurricane Katrina, we are once again dealing with a serious housing dilemma….
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Blanco says this will not be an overnight recovery and rebuilding will cost billions of dollars.

Film workers, who are currently unemployed, are hoping companies will hire them to help in the recovery efforts. President of Film Production Capital, Will French, says unless these people get work, they could leave the state to work on film projects in Georgia or California….
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Film workers looking for work or employers looking to hire should email film-dot-helping-dot-l-a-at-gmail.com.

Three tropical systems in the Atlantic have the attention of the National Hurricane Center. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s not a surprise the Atlantic is heating up with tropical activity as we are in the peak of the hurricane season. And conditions are right for storms to develop…
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Keim says a system called Invest 99 has the potential of getting into the Gulf.