Baton Rouge Congressman Garrett Graves took Florida Congressman John Mica on a tour of flood devastated areas in south Louisiana, and the two were critical of FEMA’s response in getting people out of shelters. Graves says victims are going through tons of red tape including the fact that FEMA
won’t allow the temporary governrment trailer homes to be set up in a flood plain…:
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Graves is also not happy that the largest FEMA payment he’s heard of being awarded is around $8,000.

State Police say four children who were reported missing out of California have been found in Louisiana – and two adults, including the mother of the young kids (aged 4,6,7 and 8), have been arrested. Investigators say troopers found the group in Acadia Parish acting on information from the US Marshal’s Service. The man, 37-year-old Joseph Moreno, was booked on a warrant listing three counts of “lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14.” The woman was arrested on a child abduction charge.

Louisiana is the sixth most tax-friendly state in the nation, according to a new report from the personal finance website Kiplinger. Don Molino has more…:
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Between a police ambush and historic flooding, the US Senate race has taken a backseat. But Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com says the campaign should start to ramp up soon and one of the front-runners, Republican Charles Boustany is already running ads…:
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