Registration for another round of grants for the Louisiana Fortify Homes program begins this morning. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Five years after one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the Gulf Coast made landfall, Southwest Louisiana is still being rebuilt. Calcasieu Parish President Judd Bares (BEAR-es) says there are some residents still battling with their insurance company over hurricane repairs…
The largest field hospital history was set up at LSU twenty years ago to provide care after Hurricane Katrina. Doctor Matthew Giglia (JIL-lyah) volunteered there while an undergraduate. He says Katrina showed him that while dealing with a disease, you’re also dealing with a human…
Doctor Giglia is now chief of surgery at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Baton Rouge.
First, it was announced that construction of the Lafayette Buc-ee’s is experiencing delays. Now, word comes that the scheduled opening of the new Buc-ee’s in Ruston is being pushed back to early 2027. Mayor Ronny Walker says he’s not concerned.
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Mayor Walker says he expects dirt to start turning this month.