FEMA says manufactured homes for flood victims have arrived in Baton Rouge and will be set up soon. US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro hopes people can take advantage of the shelter at home program, which gives a homeowner a chance to live in their residence as repairs to their home continue…:
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He says the manufactured homes are HUD approved and many lessons on this type of temporary housing have been learned from Katrina.

The National Hurricane Center has released some key messages regarding the disturbance known as Invest 99L. They say the system is still disorganized as it extends from eastern Cuba to the central Bahamas, and upper-level winds are expected to remain unfavorable for significant development during the next couple of days. Residents along the coast are encouraged to keep an eye on the progress of this disturbance as it moves into the eastern Gulf of Mexico early next week.

The Army Corps of Engineers says the Comite River Diversion Project would not have reduced flooding in south Louisiana…:
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What could all this flooding mean for the crawfish harvest? LSU AgCenter aquaculture specialist, Mark Shirley, says the mudbugs could have been affected…:
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But he says it’s too early to tell if the disaster will impact next crawfish season.