The Powerball drawing tonight has already made the record books and is poised to break more records. Brooke Thorington explains.
Cut 2 (32)…I’m Brooke Thorington”
As Louisiana marks National Fire Prevention Week, Ashley Rodrigue also says the State Fire Marshal’s Office is stressing that residents have a working carbon monoxide detector in the home, noting that the fumes are odorless. Rodrique notes that’s just one of the reasons to have an operating CO alarm in your home.
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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is unhappy with huge premium increases coming for those on the National Flood Insurance Program, FEMA’s Risk Rate 2.0 – which took effect October 1st – will mean huge increases in the cost of flood coverage for those who live closest to water, and for many who do not. Cassidy says the hikes are unrealistic and about 20% of those covered under NFIP just cannot afford it…:
Cut 13 (08) “…dropping their coverage.”
Houma Representative Tanner Magee says the state launched its own sheltering assistance program today as it could be until November before FEMA sets up trailers on the property of homes that are severely damaged by Hurricane Ida. Magee says this state-run program will get trailers to hard-hit areas much sooner
Magee says a website has been set up at ida-sheltering-la.com.