President Barack Obama visited a flood damaged neighborhood in East Baton Rouge parish today. The President says Louisiana will have all the federal support it needs for as long as it takes…
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He says FEMA is working around the clock to find temporary housing for those that have been displaced.

Former Governor Kathleen Blanco says Louisiana’s Congressional delegation must bring additional funding back to the Bayou State to help flood victims repair their homes. Blanco says housing is a huge component in the recovery after a major disaster…
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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.

Three tropical systems in the Atlantic have the attention of the National Hurricane Center. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s not a surprise the Atlantic is heating up with tropical activity as we are in the peak of the hurricane season. And conditions are right for storms to develop…
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Keim says a system called Invest 99 in Atlantic has the potential of getting into the Gulf.