The Governor’s Office announces registration is now open for the Shelter At Home Program. Communications Director Richard Carbo says the program awards up to $15-thousand for home repairs so that people can get back into their homes quickly…:
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You can register at ShelterAtHome.la.gov or call 1-800-927-0216.

The latest track on Tropical Depression 9 still shows the storm moving west towards Louisiana, but models show the system turning eventually and making landfall Thursday in Florida. State climatologist Barry Keim says if the current forecast stands, TD 9 will not be Louisiana’s problem…:
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Keim says the depression could become a tropical storm by the end of today or overnight.

Two people are dead, including a firefighter, after a party bus driven by someone who was in the US illegally slams into several vehicles on Interstate 10 near LaPlace. Jeff Palermo has more…:

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The driver faces many charges including negligent homicide.

After Hurricane Katrina hit 11 years ago today, there was a huge population shift from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Will we see this trend again after the Great Flood of 2016? Demographer Greg Rigamer says that will depend largely on what kind of government assistance flood victims can receive…:
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