Flood victims can now register for the Louisiana Shelter at Home program online at shelterathome.la.gov. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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A man who was in this country illegally is in jail in connection with a deadly crash on I-10 near LaPlace that claimed the lives of two people including the St. John Fire Chief. State Police Trooper Melissa Matey says the driver of the at-fault party bus did not have a license and faces several charges, including negligent homicide…
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In addition to the two fatalities, over 30 people were injured in the crash.

As Louisiana is still recovering from the Great Flood of 2016, some Hurricane Katrina displaced residents are living the same nightmare they did when the storm hit 11 years ago today. Trauma psychologist with LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Jennifer Hughes says going through rescue and recovery twice for some is traumatizing…:
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Hughes says the Capital Area Human Services District provides services to people dealing with PTSD.

Officials are urging people to get back into the homes quickly so we don’t see the same type of population shift similar to the one following Katrina. Demographer Greg Rigamer expects flood victims to try and rebuild where they lived prior to the flood…:
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Tropical Depression 9 is a poorly organized storm that continues to move into the extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico this morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. It’s expected to become a tropical storm sometime today, then veer towards Florida by the middle of the week.