Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon appeared before a legislative committee today and provided some statistics on the deadly August flood event. Donelon says there have been 28-thousand claims filed with the National Flood Insurance Program and State Farm has already reported 18-thousand claims for flooded vehicles…
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The devastating flood led to record rainfall totals for the month of August for Baton Rouge and Lafayette. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the majority of the rainfall came during a three-to-four day period…
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Keim says the state averaged 12 and a half inches last month, which is also a record for August.

The FEMA assistance process has been extremely confusing for many, and there are those who lost a lot and don’t know why they received a denial letter. Well, there’s free legal advice available, if you call 1-800-310-7029. New Orleans attorney Graham Ryan says one common reason for a denial letter is that the name on the deed of the flooded home didn’t match the name on the application…:
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The free hotline number again is 1-800-310-7029.

Attorney General Jeff Landry announces the former utility clerk for the town of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish has been arrested on theft and malfeasance charges. 47-year-old Leigh Ann Ingram of Jena is accused of receiving cash from customers who paid their utility bills and using that money for her own personal use.

Tomorrow begins a three-day second amendment sales tax holiday. Customers who purchase firearms and clothing for the outdoors, only pay a three-percent state sales tax, instead of five-percent.