According to the Governor’s Office, 63-hundred people have already applied for the Shelter At Home Program. The Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Julie Baxter Payer, says the program awards up to $15-thousand for basic homes repairs.
Payer says people can apply at ShelterAtHome.la.gov.
Congressman Ralph Abraham and the rest of Louisiana’s congressional delegation are asking for a reduction on the state’s flood relief cost-share to lessen the financial burden on Louisiana. Abraham says we got through this together, and we will be a stronger state if we rebuild together.
Abraham says they are asking the federal government to cover 90% of the cost for both historic floods.
The personal finance website Kiplinger reports Louisiana is the sixth most tax-friendly state in the country. Sandra Block with Kiplinger says Louisiana’s gas tax is 10-cents below the national average, and the income tax rate is about 3%. But she says Louisiana did not do well in the sales tax category.
Wyoming came in first in the study as the most tax-friendly state.
Tropical Depression 9 in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become Tropical Storm Hermine by this evening. Alek Krautmann with the National Weather Service says right now the area of low pressure is not expected to have an impact on Louisiana, expect for high tides along the.