19 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. Its powerful storm surge led to a failure in the levee system which resulted in flooding of 80-percent of New Orleans. Greater New Orleans Inc president Michael Hecht says the city better protected now…
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And we saw that three-years ago today, when Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana. There was extensive wind damage in Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Charles and Tangipahoa Parishes and parts of Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. But New Orleans did not flood.
Tuesday marked the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura, which caused 23-billion dollars in damage in Louisiana and Texas. Lake Charles was ground zero. Mayor Nic Hunter….
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Hunter says there are still too many blue tarps on roofs in the city and he’s continuing his work to bring small businesses back.
Nearly 43-thousand Louisiana seniors on Medicare prescription drug plans stand to save money starting next year. We hear more from Andrew Greenstein.
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The Department of Revenue says there are thousands of taxpayers who have yet to claim a tax refund they are owed from the state.
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L-D-R spokesperson Byron Henderson if the refund goes unclaimed, it will be sent to the unclaimed property division of the state treasurer’s office.