After President Obama visited Louisiana, officials say he left with a better understanding of this 1,000 year flood. Richard Carbo with the office of the governor says while seeing the devastation first-hand is important, he doesn’t want to discredit what the federal government has provided to Louisiana…:
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Over 115-thousand south Louisiana residents have signed up federal disaster assistance.

Republican US Senator Bill Cassidy says it’s good that Mr. Obama’s visit shined a national spotlight on this disaster, but now we need to see the follow through….:
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Cassidy says Congress will vote on additional funding for Louisiana when they convene for the fall session after Labor Day.

First Lady Donna Edwards is working with the Louisiana School Board Association to assist flood damaged schools with repairs and supplies. LSBA Executive Director Scott Richard says at this point, about 20 schools were severely damaged during the rainstorm…:
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Visit the LSBA Fund for Restoring Schools GoFundMe page to donate.

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. Forecasters say the disturbance called Invest 99 is worth watching.