This is the 11th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and many in south Louisiana recall similar storm recovery images of what can be seen on the roads today in the aftermath of The Great Flood of 2016. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser was the Plaquemines Parish President in 2005. He says we’ve learned from Katrina that rushing cleanup is not a good idea…:
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After Hurricane Katrina hit , there was a huge population shift out of New Orleans. Will we see a similar event again? Demographer Greg Rigamer says that will depend largely on what kind of government assistance flood victims can receive…:
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Registration is underway for flood victims who want to apply for the Shelter At Home Program. This allows for the federal government to pay up to 15-thousand dollars so a flooded home is livable, while more extensive repairs are done. The governor’s communications director, Richard Carbo, says people who do not qualify, have other options…
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Go to gov-dot-louisiana-dot-gov for more details.

Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says pets separated from their displaced owner during the flood have been moved from their mobile shelter to a new shelter at the Dixon Correctional Institute in East Feliciana Parish. Strain says many of the pet owners are in a shelter in Baton Rouge…
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The mobile shelter was housing 45 dogs and 34 cats.