FEMA was bashed by members of Congress over the South Louisiana flood response. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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Two new polls have been released on the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Leaders in Louisiana whose communities were devastated by historic flooding spoke before members of Congress Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss FEMA’s response to this disaster. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the speed at which aid is getting to people is far too slow:
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A representative from FEMA was present and gave updates on the number of flood victims they have assisted. Graves says he’s baffled that FEMA director Craig Fugate did not attend…
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Governor John Bel Edwards testified and said that the help isn’t coming fast enough for people who have lost their homes and have nowhere to go. Congressman Cedric Richmond says many of the FEMA agents on the ground are brand new to the job and the process of getting aid to victims has been extremely confusing…:
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Three local mayors also spoke at the meeting; Walker Mayor Rick Ramsey, Denham Springs Mayor Jr. Shelton and Denham Springs Mayor Gerard Landry. US Congressman John Mica of Florida, who chairs the Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, toured the flooded areas with Graves. He asked FEMA spokesman Tony Robinson about the manufactured homes progress:
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A Hineston man was killed in a crash after ignoring construction zone warnings. State Trooper Scott Moreau says 61-year-old Kenneth Keele was driving a Jeep Liberty down the middle of Highway 461 in Rapides Parish when a flagman in the northbound lane attempted to have him slow down.
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Moreau says Keele was wearing a seatbelt, but he was pronounced dead at the scene on Thursday afternoon. He says 52-year-old Arnold Johnson of Oakdale was on the Caterpillar mini excavator and was not injured. Moreau says drivers should yield to workers in construction zones for their own safety and the safety of those working on the road.
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Two new polls have been released on the state’s U.S. Senate race. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the survey conducted by The Remington Research Group and The Hayride confirms what we’ve been hearing, with Republican Treasurer John Kennedy with a comfortable lead. But he says the other survey is quite different…
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The Anzalone poll finds Kennedy leads with 18-percent and Democrat Caroline Fayard and Republican Congressman Charles Boustany are tied at 13-percent. Cross says this poll was paid for by a group that supports Fayard.
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Cross says, looking at the Remington Poll, the most logical outcome for a runoff would be a republican and a democrat but the two democrats in the race, Fayard and Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell are splitting fairly equally the democratic vote. He says both polls have Boustany looking good…
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Sunday marks the 15 year anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on the World Trade Center that took the lives of nearly 3-thousand people, including one man from Sulphur, Louisiana. Sulphur Mayor Chris Duncan says Leo Russell Keene III was working at the World Trade Center during the attack and died saving people from an elevator. He says the city will honor Keene at Saturday’s memorial service when they unveil a bust made in Keene’s honor.
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Duncan says the service includes the Stars and Stripes Classic Car Show, free food, and a community march. He says they hand out a bunch of American flags and march from City Hall down to Heritage Square.
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Duncan says Keene’s bust will be placed in the Brimstone Museum so people can learn about his sacrifice for generations to come. He says the unveiling of the bust will feature a special speaker, Allan Grimm.
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The LSU Board of Supervisors elects not to take up a proposal to give football coach Les Miles an additional 100-thousand dollars if the Tigers make it to the college football playoff. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham was there when the item agenda came up for a vote and it was quickly deferred to be considered at a future meeting
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Miles’ current contract calls for him to get a 100-thousand dollar boost in pay if LSU reaches the C-F-P. The proposal that was on today’s agenda would’ve increased that incentive to 200-thousand dollars. Miles is taking a lot of criticism for how LSU played in the season opening loss to Wisconsin and Worsham says it appears the LSU Board of Supervisors is not ready to discuss any aspects of his contract.
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