Governor John Bel Edwards outlined plans today on how the state is preparing to house flood victims who are currently displaced. He says they do plan on bringing manufactured housing units in and they also announced a program called shelter at home, which provides funding for homeowners to live in their house, while repairs continue.

It was recently reported that Kaplan Senator Jonathan Perry wants to file legislation that would create more red tape for the “Cajun Navy” during emergencies. But Perry says that’s not the case. In an interview with K-PEL Radio in Lafayette, the senator set the record straight that he wants to help those volunteers…:
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Perry says after wrongful reports that he wanted to regulate the Cajun Navy, he received calls and emails attacking not only him, but his family as well.

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank lost nearly one million pounds of food as it took on four feet of water during the flooding. Emelie Gunn has more on their recovery…
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Hurricane forecasters are watching Invest 99 near Puerto Rico. Todd Kimberlain with the National Hurricane Center says a hurricane reconnaissance plane took a closer look at the system today
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Some computer models suggest the tropical wave could make its way into the Gulf, but Kimberlain says it’s too early to guess.