Flood victims can now register for the Louisiana Shelter at Home Program. Those eligible could receive up to $15,000 to make needed repairs to their home so that they can live there during the rebuilding process. Governor’s Office spokeswoman Julie Baxter Payer says his assistance is separate from FEMA…:
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You can do so online at shelterathome.la.gov.

Today is the 11 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and some who lost their homes in Katrina are once again dealing with another flood. Trauma psychologist with LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Jennifer Hughes worked at shelter in Baton Rouge earlier this month and spoke with several people
who were already displaced by Katrina and are in the nightmare again:
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She says if anyone feels depressed, the first thing they need to do is reach out to family and friends.

Tropical Depression Nine is moving toward the west across the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center expects the system to get stronger during the next 48 hours and become a tropical storm later today or tonight. The system is headed west now, but forecasters expect it to turn more to the north and then make a dramatic turn and head for Florida before making landfall around Big Bend Thursday.

Two people are dead, including a firefighter, after a party bus driven by an illegal citizen slams into several vehicles on Interstate 10 near LaPlace. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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