Louisiana’s Congressional delegation is asking FEMA for a cost-share reduction for flood relief efforts. Congressman Ralph Abraham says they are asking the federal government to cover 90% of the cost for both historic floods. He says 49 parishes were declared federal disaster areas at some point this year.

Cut 8 (07) “two events”

The US Senate race in Louisiana has taken a back seat to other dramatic events in the state. Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com says things should start to heat up soon because the unofficial start date for the election cycle is usually after Labor Day. But he says Republican Congressmen John Fleming and Charles Boustany are not waiting.

Cut 5 (12) “congressional districts”

US Representative Garrett Graves is not pleased with FEMA’s financial aid for flood victims. He says the largest FEMA payment he’s heard of is around $8-thousand, but the max is $33-thousand. He says FEMA needs to be respectful of the fact that some of these victims just lost everything.

Cut 15 (11) “whatever else”

Graves says he doesn’t understand why people are still in shelters when there are 13-hundred FEMA housing units around the country.

A report from the personal finance website Kiplinger shows Louisiana is the sixth most tax-friendly state in the country. Sandra Block with Kiplinger says the state did well in several categories.

Cut 10 (09) “very low”

She says Louisiana also has the third lowest property taxes in the US.