President Barack Obama toured a flood damaged subdivision in East Baton Rouge parish this afternoon. The President says the nation is “heartbroken” over the 13 people who died in the flooding. Mr. Obama also says the federal government will assist flood victims until they are back in their homes and their lives are rebuilt.

During his stop in Baton Rouge, the President also met with Alton Sterling’s family, the black man who was killed in a confrontation with two white officers. The President was also expected to meet with the families of the officerss killed or injured in last month’s ambush.

The National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on three tropical systems in the Atlantic, and one of them has the potential of getting into the Gulf of Mexico. State climatologist Barry Keim says the disturbance is currently called Invest 99…
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Keim says this system is on track to head over Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco says it’s critical for Louisiana’s Congressional delegation to bring additional funding back to the Bayou State to help flood victims repair their homes. Blanco says housing is the most important component to a recovery after a major disaster…
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Blanco says getting additional resources from Congress could be a tough sell, because three members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation voted against a Hurricane Sandy relief package.

Film executive and New Orleans native Will French says there are hundreds of film workers who are willing to get paid to help in the recovery efforts. French says they don’t want a repeat of what happened after Hurricane Katrina….
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French says companies looking to hire film workers to assist in the recovery efforts should email film-dot-helping-dot-l-a—at-gmail-dot-com.