Louisiana has launched a 161-million dollar COVID-19 rental assistance program. Federal coronavirus relief dollars are funding the program that Louisiana Housing Corporation Executive Director Keith Cunningham says will provide much needed relief to both landlords and renters…
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The program also provides eligible tenants up to three months for future rental assistance. For more information go to la-state-rent-dot-com.

The state’s cattle and poultry industries took a beating from last month’s historic winter storms. LSU AgCenter regional livestock specialist Jason Holmes says thousands of chickens were lost when several poultry facilities collapsed due to snow and ice buildup.
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A baby born at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge has received a two-million-dollar gene therapy drug called Zolgensma that will halt symptoms brought on by Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Lexa Adams received the drug four days after she was born. Her two-year-old brother also has S-M-A. And their mother Andrea James says…
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SMA is the most common cause of death in the first year of life and the drug was approved for use in the United States in 2019.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says if your property sustained damage as a result of last month’s winter storms, you should file a claim to see if it’s covered…
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Donelon says your insurance provider may cover a slip and fall on ice, roof damage and damage from busted pipes.