Governor John Bel Edwards is touring Hurricane Ida damage today. Jeff Palermo has more from the Governor’s stops…:

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Law enforcement once again reminds motorists that a non-functioning traffic light automatically becomes a four-way STOP. Each vehicle must stop & check for other traffic before proceed through. You may not follow the guy in front to you. Those observed flouting the four-way stop will be ticketed.

If you suffered damage from Hurricane Ida, FEMA says reach out to your insurance carrier first, before applying for federal aid. FEMA cannot legally cover anything already covered by your property insurer. FEMA spokesman John Mills…:

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Mills says the federal agency may be able to help with expense NOT covered by insurance.

Many is southeast Louisiana remain without power today, with heat advisories in effect through the end of this week. State Climatologist Barry Keim says – if that’s you – avoiding doing yard debris cleanup until the late afternoon early evening hour and avoiding the sun will help prevent heat stroke…:

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