While southeast Louisiana is in dire need of power, fuel, and housing for displaced residents, it’s been over a year for southwest Louisiana residents who still need permanent housing after hurricanes Laura and Delta. Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s disappointing…
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Senator Bill Cassidy says President Biden told him he’s committed to providing home repair dollars for Hurricane Laura and Delta victims in the next federal spending bill that needs to be approved by October 1st.

Cassidy says he also spoke with Biden about the proposed infrastructure bill, which has billions dedicated to helping mitigate the power hurdles the state is facing.
Cut 7 (12) “..from power lines.”

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says his office is launching an investigation into the evacuation of hundreds of nursing home residents from seven different facilities to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish that was not equipped to house over 800 patients. The Advocate newspaper reports the Louisiana Department of Health approved the evacuation plan but the nursing home owner Bob Dean did not execute the plan properly. Landry says he has to find out more…
cut 13 (15) “…deaths occur”

If you want to donate money towards the Hurricane Ida response or volunteer, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says go to volunteer-Louisiana-dot-gov…
cut 3 (11) “…through this time”