If you’re in one of the 26 parishes that have been declared by the president as disaster areas, officials encourage you to register for federal aid at the website: disaster-assistance-dot-gov. Governor John Bel Edwards says the number of parishes eligible keeps growing…:
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Edwards says they are looking at 11 additional parishes to see if they met the threshold for FEMA assistance.

The flooding is reeking havoc on the corn crop in West Carroll Parish. LSU Ag Center Extension Agent Bruce Garner it doesn’t look like it’s getting any better because more water is spilling over into the fields from the bayous. He says the damage to the corn varies, even in just one field…:
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Edwards says they do not anticipate that any of the rain today is going to make matters worse.

A survey out of LSU shows nearly two thirds of Louisiana residents think the state is heading in the wrong direction. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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A proposed constitutional amendment that asks voters if convicted felons should be allowed to run for state or local office for 15 years after completion of their sentence is making its way through the legislative process. Norco Representative Gregory Miller, says his bill is similar to a constitutional provision that was recently thrown out by the state Supreme Court…:
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