US Representative Garret Graves of Baton Rouge expressed his frustration over FEMA’s response to the devastating flooding during a Congressional hearing on Capitol Hill this morning. Graves says the federal agency could be doing more and was baffled on why the director of FEMA was not at this meeting…
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Florida Congressman John Mica toured the flood damage with Graves and expressed concern over the slow rollout of manfufactured homes for displaced residents.

The LSU Board of Supervisors elects not to take up a proposal to give football coach Les Miles an additional 100-thousand dollars if the Tigers make it to the college football playoff. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham was there when the item agenda came up for a vote and it was quickly deferred to be considered at a future meeting

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Two new polls have been released on the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Sunday marks the 15-year anniversary of 9-11. Sulphur native Leo Russell Keene the Third was one of the many who lost their life in the World Trade Center. Sulphur Mayor Chris Duncan says they’ll have a memorial service tomorrow, where they’ll unveil a bust made in Keene’s honor…
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