Today is the deadline to register for FEMA disaster relief if your main home suffered damage during Hurricane Ida. Nathan Custer with the agency says that damage can range from the minor to the catastrophic, but if you haven’t registered with FEMA for assistance, you only have hours left to do so:
To register, call 1-800-621-3362 or visit DisasterAssistance.gov on the web.
It’s early voting time in Louisiana for the December 11th elections. One of the more noteworthy candidate races is taking place in Orleans Parish where LApolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says the long-time sheriff finds himself in a battle with a progressive Democrat.
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Early voting continues through this Saturday from 8:30 AM to 6 PM.
News of the Omicron variant of COVID has health experts concerned as a number of countries have reported cases of the new variant, including Canada. Governor Edwards says we should all be concerned about the newest variant and continue to practice mitigation. He’s hoping and praying the state will not have another surge similar to the one Louisiana experienced in July and August.
Covington State Representative Mark Wright will be chairing the Louisiana House Transportation Committee as lawmakers figure out how to best spend federal infrastructure dollars heading to the Bayou State. Wright says when it comes to improving the state’s roadways, much of what needs to be spent and where has already been decided.
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Wright says he doesn’t want the state’s ports to be forgotten in doling out infrastructure dollars.