President Barack Obama sent a letter to Governor John Bel Edwards today indicating that he is going to amend Louisiana’s disaster declaration to include that the federal government is now going to cover 90 percent of costs for disaster related flood relief. Mr. Obama said the federal government has spent more than $660 million to help the state in the aftermath of the floods.

Just over a month after the Blue Lives Matter law went into effect, a man has been arrested in New Orleans and charged with a hate crime against police officers. Police say 28-year-old Raul Delatoba was being booked on unrelated charges, when he used sexist and racial slurs against the arresting officers. Executive Director of the ACLU of Louisiana, Marjorie Esman, says the hate crime charge needs to go…:
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Those who support the Blue Lives Matter law say it was created to give DA’s another tool to provide law enforcement protection.

A 15-year-old girl was killed and her 12-year-old sister was seriously injured while helping their mother take out the garbage in Belle Rose. State Trooper Jesse LaGrange says the two girls were on the tailgate of their mother’s truck. He says the vehicle the kids were riding on was stopped on the highway and facing the wrong way when a truck was approaching…:
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LaGrange says the teenager, Sydny Landry, suffered fatal injuries and her sister was airlifted to to a local hospital in serious condition.

Displaced flood victims who are having a hard time getting around new locations are being given a new navigation tool from DOTD. Spokesman Rodney Mallett says you can create an account at 511LA.org to personalize travel plans and you will be notified of traffic issues on your route…:
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He says they’ve partnered with WAZE to make this happen.