The Senate Homeland Security Committee will once again hear from disaster response agencies in the hopes of getting some answers for flood victims. Chairman and Baton Rouge Senator Bodi White says they still don’t know whether or not homeowners whose houses received damage worth more than half the value of their home will have to elevate their house before they rebuild…:
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He suggests homeowners write down everything a FEMA agent tells you and date it.

So what about those hard to get FEMA manufactured homes? FEMA Coordinating Officer Gerard Stolar told legislators a lot goes into setting up this temporary housing…:
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Only one FEMA mobile home has been installed on a flood victim’s property.

In the Florida panhandle, a Hurricane Warning is in effect for some areas, and watches and Tropical Storm Warnings in other areas as Tropical Hermine approaches. The National Hurricane Center says on the forecast track, the center of Hermine will be near the Florida coast in the warning area tonight or early tomorrow.

St. Amant High School lost everything during the floods, including their band equipment. The St. Amant Gators got a surprise this week when the Northwestern State band loaned them nine snare drums, four sets of tenor drums, and five bass drums. Northwestern Director of Bands Dr. Jeff Mathews says they wanted to help others during this difficult time…:
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Craig Millet is the St. Amant Director of Bands and says they can’t put into words how much this gesture means.