This morning during a meeting of the Senate Small Business Committee, US Senator David Vitter says many flood victims are having an extremely hard time cutting through federal red tape when it comes to getting aid. He says today’s hearing is an important step to getting more assistance and helping his colleagues understand the level of devastation from this flood…:
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The Governor’s Office says 357 homes are under construction now under the state’s Shelter at Home program, while 850 are in the process of getting work orders and 4 are complete. Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office, Julie Baxter Payer, says one construction begins, the homeowners can get back in their homes soon after…:
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Payer says over 12-hundred homes have been inspected, and more than 2-thousand inspections are scheduled.

The Bond Commission agreed today that Louisiana could borrow up to $400 million dollars from two banks to help keep bills paid. The money must be paid back by August of next year.

US Representative Charles Boustany says allegations that he was involved with prostitutes who were killed in Jefferson Davis Parish are false, and Treasurer John Kennedy is behind it. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says when it comes to the politics of all this, it’s really up to voters to decide who to believe and what to believe…:
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Boustany says he values his faithfulness as a husband. Kennedy said he didn’t write the book containing the allegations.

According to FEMA, last month’s flood will not cause flood insurance to rise above already scheduled annual increases. They said the event does not trigger remapping of flood zones are change base flood elevation.