We continue to look back 20 years ago this week when Hurricane Katrina ravaged southeast Louisiana. Katrina’s fierce winds caused extensive damage, but the storm surge that led to breaks in the levee system produced catastrophic flooding. U-S Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Renee Poche says a much better flood protection system is in place now…

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The explosion that destroyed Smitty’s Supply Friday also destroyed the livelihoods of hundreds of people. 450 people were working there before the explosion. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller says the state is making resources available to them.

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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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Governor Jeff Landry has told the USA Today Network that he will wait to make an endorsement in Louisiana’s 2026 U-S Senate race until President Trump announces who he will support. Senator Bill Cassidy is facing three challengers in the April primary, John Fleming, Blake Miguez and Eric Skrmetta.