Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter is thankful the state will get some of the 28-billion-dollars in disaster relief funding approved by Congress, but says it falls far short of what southwest Louisiana needs. More from Dave Brannen.
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Louisiana has expanded its shot for 100-dollar campaign to anyone who gets a COVID shot in the month of October. Don Molino has the story…
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You won’t find Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter jumping for joy with the supplemental disaster relief bill signed into law yesterday. That’s because only a small fraction of the 28.6-billion dollars earmarked for disaster recovery nationwide will ever make it to southwest Louisiana.
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Hunter is not optimistic that the recovery needs after hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta will ever be met as time marches on.
Mayor Hunter appears disheartened by the lack of attention paid the feds have paid to the destruction and misery his town and southwest Louisiana have gone through since last year.
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Louisiana food stamp recipients are receiving a historic increase in their monthly benefits. That word comes from Shavana Howard, DCFS Assistant Secretary for Family Support.
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Howard says that would push the maximum payout for a family of three to 658-dollars a month. The increase is the first cost adjustment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to its Thrifty Food Plan in 45 years.
Howard says upping the monthly maximum for SNAP benefits will give recipients a better shot at affording the cost of a healthy diet and dealing with higher food prices overall.
Howard says this increase in SNAP benefits will help out a lot of people in Louisiana.
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Louisiana is expanding the Shot for 100 Campaign. Kim Hood, Assistant Secretary for the state Office of Public Health, says during October, unvaccinated individuals will receive a 100-dollar Visa gift card after receiving their first COVID vaccine shot.
This limited-time offer for the general public will end on October 30th. Hood says patients must receive the vaccine at participating community-based sites listed at “shotfor100.com”…
This campaign was first offered to college students back in August and federal coronavirus relief funds are paying for this initiative. Hood says minors are also eligible for the cash incentive…
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For the first time since November 2019, over 90-thousand fans will file into Tiger Stadium to watch LSU take on an SEC opponent. The Bayou Bengals will host 22nd ranked Auburn at 8 PM on Saturday. Coach Ed Orgeron is looking forward to an electric atmosphere
LSU has not lost at home to Auburn since 1999. The War Eagles have yet to announce a starter at quarterback. It could be either Bo Nix or former LSU Tiger TJ Finley from Ponchatoula. LSU defensive coordinator Daronte Jones says are ready for either one…
Finley started five games at quarterback for LSU last season, but announced in May he was transferring after finding himself third on the depth chart. Orgeron has nothing but respect for TJ…
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The jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing is the 10th largest in U-S history. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says the top prize is an estimated 635-million dollars with a cash value of 450-million dollars. Chopin says it’s been nearly four months since someone won the Powerball grand prize
The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292-million. Chopin says as the jackpot grows, more players get involved…