Lake Charles and the community’s response to Hurricane Laura has fallen out of the national media spotlight and it has left many of its residents feeling forgotten. Mayor Nic Hunter says the story of resilience is one that apparently doesn’t appeal to national media outlets.
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Hunter says maybe if the local response to the disaster was a train wreck, the level of lasting national media attention would be different. But he’s proud of how Lake Charles and the state have come together to rebuild their city.

14-point-six-million dollars in federal aid are available to fishermen and others in the industry impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. L-D-W-F biologist Director Jason Duet (do-A) says a hardworking fisherman is eligible for up to 10-thousand dollars in aid…
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A six-week application period opens Monday on L-D-W-F’s website.

A parking spot painting of President Donald Trump sparks controversy from the Washington Parish School Board and legal action from a Pine High School senior. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Hammond City Council has voted for a measure that urges Mayor Pete Panepinto to remove Edwin Bergeron as the city’s police chief. A video from 2017 has surfaced that shows Bergeron, who was a booking sergeant at the time, involved in a violent arrest of a black man. Mayor Panepinto has said he has no plans to terminate Bergeron.