20 years ago this week New Orleans was devastated when the levees broke. Since then, two different administrations from two different parties directed Congress to appropriate 14.5 billion dollars to rebuild the levees in metro New Orleans. U-S Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Renee Poche says the design started in 2007 and construction was finally completed in 2018 on all of the storm barriers, flood walls, levees and pumps.
He says flood protection work continues with ongoing construction on a one-billion dollar project to protect the River Parishes.
Clean up continues after the explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland rocked Tangipahoa Parish Friday. Governor Landry says people in the affected area should have nothing to worry about at this time.
The 450 displaced employees are encouraged to visit the mobile unit from Louisiana Workforce in Hammond.
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is urging President Trump and Louisiana’s congressional delegation to impose a ten-cent-per-pound inspection fee on all imported seafood. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Louisiana is replacing its 35-year-old voting system. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says all six of the voting systems being tested and demonstrated are currently being used elsewhere.
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Starting today, the Secretary of State’s Office will be demonstrating the systems at the old governor’s mansion in Baton Rouge.