The power is mostly back on in southeast Louisiana, but getting the trash picked up is another issue. St. John the Baptist Parish President Jaclyn Hotard says she’s issued an emergency bid to have the garbage removed from the side of the road…
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Residents in St. John, Terrebonne, and Lafourche parishes will have to wait until October 4th to apply for disaster food stamps, but families in ten parishes that were not hit as bad by Ida, can begin registering this week. DCFS Assistant Secretary Shavanna Howard says DSNAP as its called can help Ida victims buy groceries due to lost income or damages as a result of the storm,,,,
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife Fisheries want deer hunters to help in detecting a fatal illness spreading through herds across the south. Kevin Gallagher reports you COULD win some cash.
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Cruises have resumed sailing out of New Orleans. The Carnival Glory departed out of the Port of New Orleans yesterday. The massive ship was housing emergency personnel assisting in Hurrican Ida relief efforts. It’s the first cruise ship to debark from New Orleans since the start of the pandemic.