Tomorrow marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina came crashing ashore, altering life in South Louisiana forever. At that time, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was a private citizen who rode out the storm at his home in Plaquemines Parish. Nungesser helped rescue 30 people by airboat.

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While parts of New Orleans have never recovered, the Superdome was repaired and reopened about a year later. Doug Thornton, who was the general manager of the dome at the time, says Governor Kathleen Blanco was feeling pressure from the public to use federal dollars to rebuild hospitals, schools, roads and bridges.

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The state department of education will use five million dollars in federal money to tutor more students struggling in literacy or math. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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You have until a week from Saturday to claim your state tax refund before that money goes into the state’s unclaimed property. Currently, the state has almost 13-million dollars in uncashed tax refunds. Remember, even if that money goes in unclaimed property, it still belongs to the taxpayer, and it always will.