Governor John Bel Edwards gave President Obama a list of requests that the state needs in order to recover from the Great Flood of 2016…:
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

Edwards will once again appear on his monthly call-in radio show, “Ask the Governor” today to discuss the flooding across South Louisiana. He will be joined by FEMA’s Regional Coordinator Gerard Stolar. The show begins at 2pm and will be broadcast live over the Louisiana Radio Network. Following the show, he will hold a news conference to update the public on new housing assistance programs becoming available.

It was recently reported that Kaplan Senator Jonathan Perry wants to file legislation that would create more red tape for the “Cajun Navy” during emergencies. But Perry says that’s not the case. In an interview with KPEL Radio in Lafayette, the senator set the record straight that he wants to help those volunteers…:
CUT 3 (11) “law enforcement”
Perry says after WWL-TV and The Hayride wrongfully reported that he wanted to regulate the Cajun Navy, calls and emails came in attacking not only him, but his family as well.

Republican US Senator Bill Cassidy says Congress needs to know from the state an exact dollar amount needed in additional funding for flood relief…:
CUT 14 (08) “they will”
The Governor’s Office hopes to have those dollar figures by the beginning of September.