Congress has approved 28-billion dollars in disaster aid that Louisiana and other states will share. Louisiana plans to use its share of the money to help 2020 hurricane victims pay for repairs to their homes and businesses. Congressman Clay Higgins says the destruction left behind by Hurricane Ida led to the passage of this funding…
cut 12 (04) “…branch into action”
A funding formula will be used to determine how much Louisiana will receive, but Higgins doesn’t believe it will be enough.

Louisiana ranks fifth in the nation in the rate of women murdered by men. The Violence Policy Center says the Bayou State has ranked in the top 10 consistently since 2009. VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand says a common thread among the southern states in the top ten is access to guns.
Cut 7 (06) “…domestic violence.”
We’ve made it to October 1st and the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical systems. Hurricane Sam and Tropical Storm Victor. Both are way out in the Atlantic, but state climatologist Barry Keim says Lousiana still remains susceptible to storms for the next month…
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Louisiana was hit by two hurricanes last October, Delta and Zeta.

The Saints will finally get to play in the Ceasars Superdome this Sunday for the first time since Hurricane Ida. The game against the Giants also marks the first time the Black and Gold will get to play in front of a sold-out crowd in the Dome since January 2020. Defensive end Cam Jordan can’t wait…
cut 17 (13) “…used to that”
Kick-off is at noon.