US Representative Garrett Graves of Baton Rouge is not pleased with FEMA’s slow response getting displaced flood victims into long term housing. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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The flooding and prior police ambush has put the Louisiana US Senate race on the back burner. But Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com says there’s still 10 weeks to go before the election day, which can be an eternity in politics, especially in Louisiana…:
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Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham of Richland Parish and the rest of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, asking for a flood relief cost-share reduction for not only the south Louisiana flood, but also the one that hit north Louisiana in March. Abraham says the feds will cover 75% of the flood response and relief costs, while state and local governments are on the hook for the other 25%…:
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Abraham says they are asking that the federal government cover 90% of the cost for both historic floods, leaving only state and local governments to pay 10-percent.

According to the personal finance website Kiplinger, Louisiana is the sixth most tax-friendly state in the US. Sandra Block with Kiplinger says there are tradeoffs in states with lower taxes, because there are less dollars for schools, public services, and roads…:
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