The Louisiana Fortify Homes Program’s lottery registration runs today through Friday. The program offers 300 grants to Coastal residents in order to help make their homes more storm resistant. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says not only do homes need to be in the state’s Coastal Zone, they also must serve as a primary residence.
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Homeowners can register through the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program website, with recipients being notified the following week after the registration period closes.
The Bossier (BOZH-er) Parish Sheriff’s Office is warning of a new scam. Lieutenant Matt Gaydos says the scammer claims to have taken control of the victim’s computer or device, using a virus to retrieve sensitive information. Lieutenant Matt Gaydos.
Gaydos says If you get an email like this, the very best thing to do is to delete it right away.
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Nearly all Entergy Customers have had their power restored since Hurricane Francine. Colleen Crain reports.
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In Lafayette a second teen has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a local barbershop last month. Lafayett P-D announced 17 year old Shylon Mouon of Lafayette was taken into custody last night and booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. He and 17 year old Jeffery Broussard, who was arrested on Friday, are both facing two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of 19 year old Quincy Duhon Junior and 48 year old Johnny Trailer Junior.