Entergy officials plan to complete their damage assessments today, which will allow them to give customers an estimated restoration time. Entergy Louisiana President Phillip May says thousands of customers should have electricity back soon
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May says they are starting to make progress in restoring power to coastal parishes that did not receive the brunt of the storm
The lack of fuel for cars and generators continues to plague the Bayou State amidst recovery from Hurricane Ida. Governor John Bel Edwards says as many as eight refineries were down in Louisiana earlier this week, only adding insult to injury.
Edwards says bulk fuel needs to be brought in ASAP because the timeline of when most refineries will be back up and running is unknown.
FEMA’s Blue Roof Program is back to assist those in livable homes that have roof damage. For more information about the program visit blueroof.us. Congressman Steve Scalise says the program is a way to get your roof properly protected.
The Blue Roof program is only for permanently occupied residences and rental property with damage of less than 50 percent.
A 57-year-old Keithville man, Clemon Hanson, Sr., is being held on 900-thousand dollars bond on an array of child sex charges. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, Cindy Chadwick, says the crimes go back decades.
The charges against Hanson include the aggravated rape of a 12-year-old when he was 19.