Residents in 13 parishes that experienced hurricane-force winds are eligible for the Blue Roof Program. Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise says it’s a free service through the U-S Army Corps of Engineers that provides homeowners in disaster areas with a fiber-reinforced sheeting to cover their damaged roofs…
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Interested residents can sign up at blue-roof-dot-us or call 1-888-766-3258.

Local, state and congressional leaders surveyed hurricane Ida’s damage by air Wednesday, and Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng admits until she took to the air to view the entire devastation, she didn’t grasp the magnitude of Ida’s wrath.
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President Biden will visit southeast Louisiana tomorrow to see the damage first-hand.

As of last night, the Louisiana Public Service Commission reports 959-thousand customers are without power. That’s 54-percent of the state’s utility customers. 99-percent of the customers are in the dark in Terrebonne Parish. Parish President Gordon Dove says once the power is restored, Terrebonne’s recovery from Ida can begin in earnest…
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State leaders and Louisiana’s Congressional delegation are also working on getting more fuel into southeast Louisiana.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has deployed its mobile pet shelter and animal transport task force to help shelter and care for pets. The mobile pet shelter went to LaPlace to help out storm victims that do not have a place for their pet for the time being and Strain says his office is also assisting livestock owners affected by Ida relocate their animals…
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