The American Red Cross is providing limited financial aid and casework for people affected by the flooding. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Congress is expected to begin discussions about federal aid for Louisiana’s flood relief efforts as they return to Washington D-C for the fall session today. Don Molino has more…
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Fort Polk is in the process of trying to find homes for 750 horses that roam on the grounds of the military base in Vernon Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The American Red Cross is now providing casework that can connect flood victims with other resources, besides the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Red Cross Spokesperson Anthony Tornetta says in some case they will actually provide a family with some spending cash, if they don’t qualify for federal disaster assistance through FEMA…
Flood victims can register for this aid at Red-Cross-dot-org-slash-LA-flood-assistance (redcross.org/lafloodassistance). Tornetta says after registering, the Red Cross is able to provide limited financial assistance in 48 to 72 hours. He says the amount of aid available is done on a case by case basis.
Tornetta says it’s not a lot, but the idea is to help start the recovery process and transition to some sort of normalcy. He says financial assistance is only available to certain people and the Red Cross has case workers on hand that can help flood victims find additional resources to assist in their recovery…
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Congress reconvenes for the fall session today, which means the discussion begins about getting more federal aid to Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards wants Congress to approve a two-billion dollar federal aid package that will cover housing, economic development and infrastructure repairs. In a letter to the White House, the governor called it a reasonable request. Republican US Senator Bill Cassidy is optimistic Congress will help
Edwards says they’ve documented that 55-thousand homes were damaged the catastrophic flooding and over 80-percent of damaged homes lacked flood damage. Cassidy says he’s already spoken to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell about Louisiana’s needs…
Cassidy also wants to help those who were impacted by the flooding in north Louisiana in March. He says 49 parishes have been declared disaster areas this year from floods and the entire state is trying to recover.
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The third phase of the disaster food stamp program begins today as flood victims in nine more parishes can receive a benefits card to purchase food. Sammy Guillory, with the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, says if you lost food or income as a result of the floods and do NOT receive regular food stamps, you could be eligible for this special assistance…
D-SNAP operations open in Evangeline, Iberville, Jefferson Davis, St. James, St. Martin, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana and western parts of St. Tammany. So far, Guillory says almost 110-thousand households have received disaster food stamps and the distribution has gone well…
Guillory says if you are a flood victim and were denied disaster food stamps, you can appeal…
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Fort Polk has about 750 horses on their property and the military base in Vernon Parish is looking to give them a new home. Public Affairs Officer Troy Darr says the horses were probably abandoned over the years and started to reproduce. He says they are willing to give the horses to animal welfare groups or private citizens.
Darr says the horses range from very healthy to some that are probably on their last leg. He says three animal welfare groups have already signed up, and a lot of people are interested.
Darr says they have to get the horses off the property, because the soldiers use the grassy areas to train, but that’s also where the horses like to graze. He says they also land planes and helicopters in those areas, which can be dangerous for the horses and the soldiers.
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We hear from LSU Coach Les Miles today for the first time since Saturday’s disappointing loss to an unranked Wisconsin team. Former LSU offensive lineman and now talk show host on WWL Radio in New Orleans, T-Bob Hebert, says Miles has likely told the players that this isn’t the time to sit around and feel sorry for yourself…
There’s a lot of blame to go around for the way the Tigers played against the Badgers. Much of the criticism has fallen on the shoulders of quarterback Brandon Harris. Hebert says it’s important for the junior signal caller to ignore the negative comments about his play…
The Tigers had just 257 yards of total offense on Saturday. Hebert says it’s unlikely the coaching staff will make big adjustments after a poor performance against the Badgers….