District 6 Congressman Garret Graves pulls no punches when talking about the fate of federal disaster recovery dollars for Louisiana. He says the current amount proposed is under $2-Billion and would be distributed across the nation…:

CUT 03  (10)        “…not a chance.”

District 2 Congressman Troy Carter voted to approve the Extending Government Funding and Disaster Assistance Act. He says there is funding in the continuing resolution to help with South Louisiana’s long-term recovery efforts…:

CUT 06(08)      “…in the past.”

State health officials report another child has died due to COVID-19. The child’s identity is being withheld and we’re only told he (or she) was between 12 and 17. So far, 16 kids have fallen victim to coronavirus in our state.

More than 26-thousand calls were taken during the first two days for DSNAP interviews. 25 parishes are eligible for disaster food stamps however interviews for the parishes are not held on the same weeks. DCFS Assistant Secretary Shavana Howard urges callers to visit their webpage and only call on their designated day. She says, besides their webpage, there is another way to find out your day…:

CUT 08(11)      “…using.”

Current SNAP recipients are NOT eligible for the disaster food assistance.

AT&T had to answer some tough questions from the state Public Service Commission, after customers complained of poor or non-existent service in the wake of Hurricane Ida. PSC member Eric Skrmetta says his office was flooded with complaint calls…:

CUT 12(12)      “…your customers”

An AT&T rep says the company did the best it could under the circumstances.