The statistical peak of hurricane season is this Saturday. Emelie Gunn has more of what we can expect in the second half…
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The Walker, Central, and Denham Springs mayors are in the nation’s capital to discuss FEMA’s performance during last month’s historic flooding. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The President has announced the federal government will cover 90-percent of Louisiana’s flood relief costs. Halen Doughty has more…
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Tomorrow is the statistical peak of the hurricane season and State Climatologist Barry Keim says on September 10th, sea surface temperatures in the breeding grounds for tropical storms are at the maximum. He says so far this season we’ve had eight named storms, which puts us on track for 16 this season…
Keim says up to this point, Louisiana has been pretty lucky in terms of named storms, however a tropical wave brought south Louisiana record flooding last month. He says we’ll likely end the season a little above the average of 12 named storms.
Keim says typically the hurricane season is front loaded for Louisiana with us getting our strongest storms during the first half of the season. But he says we have seen some late season storms like Hurricane Rita and Juan.
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Hubig’s fans will be happy to learn that another New Orleans bakery is launching its own hand pies beginning today. The Hubig’s Pie factory burned down four years ago, and the popular pastries have not been around since. Haydel’s Bakery is now selling its debut New Orleans hand pie, similar in size and shape to Hubig’s. Haydel’s spokesperson Christine Adams…:
Adams says Haydel’s pies will have the same dough as their full-sized pies which are sold for Thanksgiving and Christmas. She says these pies will be baked, and not fried like Hubig’s…:
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Adams says they are going to gauge the popularity of the pies before they add more flavors. She says today you can get the pies at Fleurty Girl stores in New Orleans and also at the bakery, but they hope to be able to share with more establishments in the future…:
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The mayors of Walker, Central and Denham Springs will testify before Congress today in Washington DC on the federal response to the historic flooding. Denham Springs Mayor Gerard Landry says he will voice concerns that many residents who suffered flood damage may have to either tear down their home or raise their house under FEMA guidelines…
Landry says if a home has been flooded multiple times, it does make sense for FEMA to require the home to be elevated, but not in this situation. He says homeowners could potentially spend 100-thousand dollars to lift a home that’s only been flooded once.
Landry says he will also address the lack of information and misinformation many flood victims received from FEMA.
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President Barack Obama has announced the federal government will increase its cost-share for flood relief efforts in Louisiana from 75-percent to 90-percent. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the state has to pay for a lot of the repairs up front, so decreasing the state and local share will help tremendously.
Dardenne says the feds will cover 90-percent of the cost for repairs to public roads and infrastructure. He says the 90-10 match will also include first responder expenses, debris removal, and other costs associated with flood relief.
Dardenne says the 90-10 match also extends to local governments.
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Governor John Bel Edwards is in Washington DC through Friday. The governor is requesting additional federal assistance to help flood victims who face major repairs to their homes, many of them do not have flood insurance.
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After a humbling loss to the Wisconsin Badgers in Green Bay, LSU returns to Tiger Stadium tomorrow night to host Jacksonville State. Fullback JD Moore says the Tigers learned from their mistakes and they are ready to show what kind of team they can be…
Moore says they are eager to play well in front of the home fans on Saturday night….
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Even though he re-signed with the Saints on Wednesday, offensive guard Jahri Evans expects to play Sunday in the regular season opener against Oakland. The five-time All-Pro returned to the team, after he was released by New Orleans seven months ago. Evans says it’s awesome to be back and he’s ready to contribute
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ULM can match last year’s win total if they can pull of an upset against the 14th ranked Sooners on Saturday night in Norman, Oklahoma. ULM beat Southern last week, while Oklahoma fell to Houston. Warhawks Coach Matt Viator knows the Sooners will be hungry for a win, but he’s more interested in his team’s performance…
Warhawks quarterback Garrett Smith played well in a win over Southern last week as he threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 150 yards and another score. Viator says the sophomore from Texas needs to keep progressing…