FEMA admits they are running into hurdles in trying to get manufactured homes set up on a person’s flooded property. FEMA coordinator officer Gerard Stolar says it’s not like the old FEMA trailers, when the housing unit would fit comfortably on a yard….
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Stolar says ideally it takes five to seven days to set up these homes, but so far only one has been put in place.

Today is the funeral for St. John District Fire Chief Spencer Chauvin. He was one of two people killed when a bus, driven by an illegal immigrant, slammed in Chauvin’s fire truck and other vehicles that were involved in an earlier accident on Interstate 10 near LaPlace.

Alligator season opens in the eastern part of the state, but those in the industry say prices are way down as hides and alligator meat is not in high demand.

The Northwestern State Band has loaned some of their drums to St. Amant High School, who lost their instruments in the flood. N-S-U Band Director Jeff Matthews says they wanted to do something for those impacted by these devastating floods…
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About 12-hundred Tiger Fans leave for Green Bay today for Saturday’s season opener against Wisconsin. Emelie Gunn has more…
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