A mobile home fire took the lives of four family members in Sulphur and sent another to the hospital. Assistant Fire Chief Chris Vice says the cause of the fire is not yet clear, but investigators have narrowed the possibilities.
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Firefighters could not confirm the presence of working smoke detectors. Those in need of a smoke detector can access “operation save a life” on the State Fire Marshal’s website.
Today is the last day to apply for FEMA Disaster assistance for losses from Hurricane Francine. Applicants do not have to immediately submit repair estimates but to be considered, applications must be submitted today. Applicants in eligible parishes including Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne may apply online at DisasterAssistance.gov or call FEMA’s hotline at 800-621-3362 before 11:00 p.m.
Today a cold front will bring isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, followed by a widespread line of storms overnight. Sean Richardson has more.
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Two people were killed and 11 others injured in a pair of shootings during a Nine Times Social Aid and Pleasure Club second line yesterday in the St. Roch (Rock) area of New Orleans. It’s unclear whether the two shootings that happened about 45 minutes apart are related. New Orleans Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick says the two murders bring the total number of murders in New Orleans to 119 this year but she says murders are trending down in the city.