Governor Edwards has asked the White House to support a three-billion dollar federal block grant allocation to help southwest Louisiana recover from Hurricanes Laura and Delta. A portion of the money would go to storm victims to help reimburse costs for repairing their damaged homes.

An estimated 47-thousand homes in 21 parishes were damaged by Hurricane Laura. Edwards says they still have 684 evacuees living in hotels in New Orleans and Lafayette…
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Despite the struggles, Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter believes the recovery is ahead of schedule, based on the conversations he’s had with other mayors who have dealt with major natural disasters
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President Biden is expected to announce a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling licenses on federal lands and waters. Matt Doyle spoke with Senator Bill Cassidy…
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The Biden administration has announced that every state will see an increase in its COVID-19 vaccine allotment. For Louisiana it’s roughly a 16-percent increase and the President says they are increasing transparency…
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