President Obama is currently getting a chance to see the flood damage first-hand. Republican Congressman Garret Graves hopes the President will see the state needs additional federal assistance than what FEMA currently provides…
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Meanwhile, film industry professionals are ready to be hired and assist in the recovery efforts…
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The CEO of GoFundMe Rob Solomon says over six-million dollars has been raised for over five-thousand GOFundMe campaigns that were created to aid flood victims. There’s been talk that donations are down for this disaster, because of the lack of national media attention, but Solomon says that’s NOT the case on their website…
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Solomon says First Lady Donna Edwards has partnered with the Louisiana School Board Association on Go Fund Me to raise money for schools that lost supplies, had damage to their buildings and clean-up costs.

Over 115-thousand individuals have signed up for federal disaster assistance.