16:30 LRN Newscast August 24th

Governor Edwards announced temporary housing solutions this afternoon for displaced homeowners. Edwards says those with extensive flood damage and not living in a flood zone could live in manufactured housing and there’s also a new program called shelter at home, where money is provided to help fix damages less than 15-thousand dollars.

Kaplan Senator Jonathan Perry sets the record straight about the alleged comments he made about regulating the Cajun Navy. Halen Doughty has the story…
CUT 1 (31) “I’m Halen Doughty”

The City of Central in East Baton Rouge parish was hit hard by the Great Flood of 2016, with 90-percent of its residents taking on water in their homes. Mayor Jr. Shelton sayscomplete subdivisions are just devasted
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Shelton says the people of Central are still helping each other with the cleanup.

The Hurricane Center continues to monitor a strong tropical wave heading towards the Bahammas and the Florida coastline. Some computer models suggest the tropical wave could make its way into the Gulf, but Todd Kimberlain, with the National Hurricane Center says it’s way too early to guess where it will go…
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