If you had uninsured property destroyed by floodwaters this year, you’re entitled to a refund of the state sales tax on those items. Michelle Southern reports…:
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The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed three more Zika cases in Louisiana. That brings total number of travel associated Zika cases to 26. There have been no known cases of local transmission in Louisiana. LDH says with the flooding in southern part of the state, that in an increase for mosquito borne diseases.

Celtic Media Studios in Baton Rouge has opened one of their properties to become a multi agency disaster warehouse. Mike Steele with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says they are in need of snow shovels, which are good for removing debris but are also accepting a wide variety of items.
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The Tropical Wave, named Invest 99-L is still poorly organized as it is making its way toward south Florida and many forecasters are worried this area of low pressure could develop into a named storm once in the Gulf of Mexico. Alex Krautmann with the National Weather Service in Slidell says it’s worth keeping an eye on if the cluster of thunderstorms stay together as it continues to move northwest.

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