President Biden will visit hurricane-damaged areas of Louisiana tomorrow and Governor Edwards has a list of requests he would like to see the federal government grant…
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Today Governor Edwards will survey Ida damage in St. Bernard, Plaquemines and Tangipahoa Parishes. He’ll hold a media briefing at 5:15 in his hometown of Amite City. Over 900-thousand customers are without power and a lack of gasoline is also slowing response and recovery efforts.

FEMA’s Blue Roof Program is back, and according to Governor John Bel Edwards, it’s the quickest the agency has implemented the plan to help folks with hurricane-damaged roofs in Louisiana. Edwards says if you sustained roof damage, you should take advantage of the Army Corps of Engineers program that will cover the roof with fiber-reinforced sheeting…
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For more information go to blue-roof-dot-us.

Among the state’s areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ida, Terrebonne Parish is struggling to get back to some level of normalcy. Parish President Gordon Dove says he’s pleased the flooding was minimal for areas protected by levees.
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Dove says they are working to set up a makeshift hospital because Terrebonne General and Leonard Chabert Medical Center are closed due to roof damage.