The Louisiana School Board Association is encouraging people to donate to aid flood damaged schools. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Governor John Bel Edwards gave President Obama a list of requests that the state needs in order to recover from the Great Flood of 2016…

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Debris cleanup in flooded neighborhoods should move more quickly now because of an order signed by the Department of Environmental Quality. Halen Doughty has more…

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First Lady Donna Edwards is working with the Louisiana School Board Association to assist flood damaged schools with repairs and supplies. LSBA Executive Director Scott Richard says at this point, about 20 schools were severely damaged during the rainstorm…

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Visit the LSBA Fund for Restoring Schools GoFundMe page to donate. Richard says mold in the schools is an issue but the biggest problem is teachers and school employees are struggling to get back up and running when it comes to an actual place to live. He says they created the campaign to help local school districts.

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The East Baton Rouge School System and Central Community Schools are set to resume classes after September 6^th, but Livingston Parish has not made a decision yet. Richard says they’ve raised right about 8-thousand dollars over the last few days. He says it’s unfortunate that we’re losing instructional time but they understand how many families have been affected.

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After President Obama visited Louisiana, he left with a better understanding of this 1,000 year flood and a letter from Governor John Bel Edwards asking for help. The Governor’s Communications Director, Richard Carbo, says while seeing the devastation first-hand is important, he doesn’t want to discredit what the federal government has provided to Louisiana.

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Carbo says Governor Edwards gave the President of a list of aid requests that includes assistance for flood victims and money to improve flood protection along the Comite River. He says Louisiana is also looking to reduce the costs the state will have to absorb for responding to the disaster.

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Over 115-thousand south Louisiana residents have signed up federal disaster assistance. Many of these storms victims had significant damage to their home and do not have flood insurance. Carbo says the President’s visit is part of the dialogue on how to help these individuals out.

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Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Chuck Carr Brown signs an emergency order that’s designed to expedite the process of cleaning up debris in flooded neighborhoods in the 20-parish area affected by the recent severe weather. DEQ spokesperson Greg Langley says the order expands the range of debris that can be accepted by certain landfills.

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The emergency order ends September 30. The debris removal process has started in some areas. Langley says many people also lost appliances like refrigerators and washing machines and he explains how they will be handled.

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This is the first time since Hurricane Katrina that DEQ has expanded what is allowed in landfills. Langley says they hope that if there are more places to take debris, it will speed up the cleanup process before the debris becomes a health hazard.

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Many are hoping that President Obama’s visit to Baton Rouge will help Louisiana get more federal funding quickly. Republican US Senator Bill Cassidy says it’s good that the visit shined a national spotlight on this disaster, but now we need to see the follow through.

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Cassidy says Congress will vote on additional funding for Louisiana when they convene for the fall session after Labor Day. He says what they need now is an exact dollar amount from the state.

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The Governor’s Office hopes to have those dollar figures by the beginning of September. Cassidy says there have been thousands of people across the country affected by natural disasters, and Congress wants to help them all.

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President Barack Obama visited with residents at a flood damaged subdivision in East Baton Rouge Parish today. He told a gathering of reporters that the nation is committed to rebuilding devastated areas of the state. The President says Louisiana has already received millions in federal assistance…
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The CEO of GoFundMe Rob Solomon says over six-million dollars has been raised for over five-thousand GOFundMe campaigns that were created to aid flood victims. There’s been talk that donations are down for this disaster, because of the lack of national media attention, but Solomon says that’s NOT the case on their website…
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Solomon says First Lady Donna Edwards has partnered with the Louisiana School Board Association on Go Fund Me to raise money for schools that lost supplies, had damage to their buildings and clean-up costs.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco understands what state and local officials are dealing with as the recovery has begun from the devastating flood that inundated thousands of homes without flood insurance. She says similar to Hurricane Katrina, we are once again dealing with a serious housing dilemma….
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Blanco says this will not be an overnight recovery and rebuilding will cost billions of dollars.

Film workers, who are currently unemployed, are hoping companies will hire them to help in the recovery efforts. President of Film Production Capital, Will French, says unless these people get work, they could leave the state to work on film projects in Georgia or California….
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Film workers looking for work or employers looking to hire should email film-dot-helping-dot-l-a-at-gmail.com.

President Barack Obama visited a flood damaged neighborhood in East Baton Rouge parish today. The President says Louisiana will have all the federal support it needs for as long as it takes…
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He says FEMA is working around the clock to find temporary housing for those that have been displaced.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco says Louisiana’s Congressional delegation must bring additional funding back to the Bayou State to help flood victims repair their homes. Blanco says housing is a huge component in the recovery after a major disaster…
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Film executive and New Orleans native Will French says there are hundreds of film workers who are willing to get paid to help in the recovery efforts. French says they don’t want a repeat of what happened after Hurricane Katrina….
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French says companies looking to hire film workers to assist in the recovery efforts should email film-dot-helping-dot-l-a—at-gmail-dot-com.

Three tropical systems in the Atlantic have the attention of the National Hurricane Center. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s not a surprise the Atlantic is heating up with tropical activity as we are in the peak of the hurricane season. And conditions are right for storms to develop…
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Keim says a system called Invest 99 in Atlantic has the potential of getting into the Gulf.

President Barack Obama visited with residents at a flood damaged subdivision in East Baton Rouge Parish today. He told a gathering of reporters that the nation is committed to rebuilding devastated areas of the state. The President says Louisiana has already received millions in federal assistance…
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Professionals in Louisiana’s film industry are available to help in the recovery process from the historic flood. President of Film Production Capital, Will French, says the state’s film industry is down 85-percent, which means carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and other skilled workers are unemployed.
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French says this is a way to help both flood victims and film industry workers.

More than 6 million dollars has been raised through over 5-thousand GoFundMe campaigns to assist flood victims. Don Molino has more…
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The National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on three tropical systems in the Atlantic, and one of them has the potential of getting into the Gulf of Mexico. State climatologist Barry Keim says the disturbance is currently called Invest 99…
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Keim says this system is moving towards Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.

President Barack Obama spent the day touring a flood damage neighborhood in East Baton Rouge parish that were inundated by the flood waters. In a press conference, the President shared the heartwarming stories he heard of neighbors helping neighbors. He says Louisiana will have all the federal support it needs for as long as it takes.

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He says FEMA is working around the clock to find temporary housing for those that have been displaced.

Forecasters are monitoring three storms in the Atlantic, and one of them could pose a threat to Louisiana. State climatologist Barry Keim says the storm appears to be heading over Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, but it is possible that Invest 99 could move into the Gulf.

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Former Governor Kathleen Blanco is concerned the lack of housing for flood victims could result in people moving out of the state to live with family members elsewhere. She says even those with flood insurance are struggling.

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Blanco says this will not be an overnight recovery and rebuilding will cost billions of dollars.

More than 5-thousand online fundraising campaigns have been set up on GoFundMe to help flood victims in Louisiana. GoFundMe CEO, Rob Solomon says First Lady Donna Edwards is helping to raise money for teachers who lost everything in their classrooms. He also says celebrities, like the Voice’s Meg Linsey, have created GoFundMe campaigns.

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President Barack Obama toured a flood damaged subdivision in East Baton Rouge parish this afternoon. The President says the nation is “heartbroken” over the 13 people who died in the flooding. Mr. Obama also says the federal government will assist flood victims until they are back in their homes and their lives are rebuilt.

During his stop in Baton Rouge, the President also met with Alton Sterling’s family, the black man who was killed in a confrontation with two white officers. The President was also expected to meet with the families of the officerss killed or injured in last month’s ambush.

The National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on three tropical systems in the Atlantic, and one of them has the potential of getting into the Gulf of Mexico. State climatologist Barry Keim says the disturbance is currently called Invest 99…
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Keim says this system is on track to head over Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco says it’s critical for Louisiana’s Congressional delegation to bring additional funding back to the Bayou State to help flood victims repair their homes. Blanco says housing is the most important component to a recovery after a major disaster…
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Blanco says getting additional resources from Congress could be a tough sell, because three members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation voted against a Hurricane Sandy relief package.

Film executive and New Orleans native Will French says there are hundreds of film workers who are willing to get paid to help in the recovery efforts. French says they don’t want a repeat of what happened after Hurricane Katrina….
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French says companies looking to hire film workers to assist in the recovery efforts should email film-dot-helping-dot-l-a—at-gmail-dot-com.

Louisiana Radio Network…
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That’s President Barack Obama, speaking from a subdivision in Zachary where homes were flooded and damaged personal belongings are sitting on the curb waiting to be thrown out. The President says the federal government will do what it can to help flood victims get back on their feet.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco understands what state and local officials are dealing with as the recovery has begun from the devastating flood that inundated thousands of homes without flood insurance. She says similar to Hurricane Katrina, we are once again dealing with a serious housing dilemma….
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Blanco says this will not be an overnight recovery and rebuilding will cost billions of dollars.

Film workers, who are currently unemployed, are hoping companies will hire them to help in the recovery efforts. President of Film Production Capital, Will French, says unless these people get work, they could leave the state to work on film projects in Georgia or California….
cut 4 (12) “…local victims”
Film workers looking for work or employers looking to hire should email film-dot-helping-dot-l-a-at-gmail.com.

Three tropical systems in the Atlantic have the attention of the National Hurricane Center. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s not a surprise the Atlantic is heating up with tropical activity as we are in the peak of the hurricane season. And conditions are right for storms to develop…
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Keim says a system called Invest 99 has the potential of getting into the Gulf.