Office of Community Development Executive Director Pat Forbes says 90 percent of those who were eligible to receive RESTORE 2016 flood grant funds have been sent a check so far, but only 36 percent of those who applied were deemed eligible to receive the federal money due to the program’s strict requirements.
Louisiana received 1.2 billion from the feds for homeowner relief.
Sweltering hot temperatures now blanket the entire state. National Weather Service Slidell meteorologist Robert Ricks says we’ve got heat indexes over 110 in some areas, so keep hydrated and keep indoors the best that you can because the recent string of hot days can be hazardous.
Cut 7 (04) “…taxing on the body.”
We should get a brief reprieve tomorrow as summer showers glide into the Bayou State.
Pro- Governor Edwards super PAC, Gumbo PAC, has begun hammering Republicans Eddie Rispone and Congressman Abraham with statewide TV ads. One clip attacks Abraham for not keeping his word of donating his congressional salary to charity, while the other accuses Rispone of hiring foreign workers, not paying employees, and not covering employees’ medical bills. UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says it’s a strong line of attack.
Cut 10 (09) “…voting for them.”
Rispone’s campaign says it’s an effort to distract from the state’s poor performance.
A grisly scene in New Orleans East as a rock band shooting a music video stumbles upon the charred remains of several dogs. Louisiana Humane Society Executive Director Jeff Dorson says the corpses were discovered in an overgrown grassy area just off a main roadway…